Use of volatile fatty acids from an acid-phase digester for denitrification

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-297

  Elefsiniotis, P ^a   Wareham, D G ^b   Smith, M O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c Wardrop   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon consumption; Denitrification; Kinetics; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BATCH REACTORS; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON;

FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NITRATE; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PROPIONIC ACID; STARCH; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SEWAGE;

EID: 7444228189     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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