Biological nutrient removal in an MBR treating municipal wastewater with special focus on biological phosphorus removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3984-3991

  Monclús, Hector ^a   Sipma, Jan ^a   Ferrero, Giuliana ^a   Rodriguez Roda, Ignasi ^a   Comas, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal (BNR); Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Poly phosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs); UCT configuration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; N REMOVAL; OPTIMISATIONS; P REMOVAL; PHOSPHATE ACCUMULATION; PHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SET-POINT; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PLANTS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DENITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 76749165660     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.038     Document Type: Article

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