Synthetic dairy wash-water treatment by using an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-384

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   O'Reilly, Edmond ^a   Zhan, Xin Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternating pumped sequence; Batch biofilm reactor; Biofilm growth; Biofilm reactor; Dairy wash water; Nitrogen removal; Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification; SND

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ALTERNATING PUMPED SEQUENCE; BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTORS; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; WASH WATER;

WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AERATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DAIRY FARMING; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUMP; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CENTRIFUGATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PH MEASUREMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 68549083824     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2009.027270     Document Type: Article

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