Aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors with different reactor height/diameter ratios

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Kong, Yunhua ^a,b   Liu, Yong Qiang ^b   Tay, Joo Hwa ^c   Wong, Fook Sin ^b   Zhu, Jianrong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Column height diameter ratio; PCR DGGE; Reactor settling velocity; Sequencing batch reactor

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULATION; COLUMN HEIGHT/DIAMETER RATIO; PCR-DGGE; REACTOR SETTLING VELOCITY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; OXYGEN; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; VELOCITY;

BATCH REACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REACTOR DESIGN; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; STEADY STATE;

EID: 69749098272     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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