Comparative performance of A2/O and a novel membrane-bioreactor- based process for biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-76

  Kim, MinGu ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; DENITRIFICATION CAPACITY; DENITRIFYING PHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; OXYGEN;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 75349092384     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X447966     Document Type: Article

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