Long-term operation of membrane biofilm reactors for nitrogen removal with autotrophic bacteria

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2405-2412

  Hwang, J H ^a   Cicek, N ^a   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autotrophic denitrification; Long term operation; Membrane biofilm reactor; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION;

AUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BATCH TESTS; BIOFILM ACCUMULATION; BIOFILM CONTROL; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; DENITRIFICATION RATE; DENITRIFICATION REACTORS; GAS DELIVERY; LONG-TERM OPERATION; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; MEMBRANE CLEANING; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; PROCESS STABILITY; SPECIFIC NITRIFICATION RATE; STABLE OPERATION; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL;

DENITRIFICATION;

NITROGEN;

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUTOTROPH; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; WATER POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 74049111513     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.624     Document Type: Article

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