Effective biological nitrogen removal treatment processes for domestic wastewaters with low C/N ratios: A review

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-126

  Sun, Sheng Peng ^a,b   Nàcher, Carles Pellicer I ^b   Merkey, Brian ^b   Zhou, Qi ^a   Xia, Si Qing ^a   Yang, Dian Hai ^a   Sun, Jian Hui ^c   Smets, Barth F ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anammox; C N ratio; Carbon source; Denitrification; Domestic wastewater; Nitrification; Nitrogen removal; WWTP

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL; ANAMMOX; ANIMAL HEALTH; AQUATIC LIFE; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; C/N RATIO; CARBON SOURCE; DISTILLERY EFFLUENTS; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; EXTERNAL CARBON ADDITION; FOOD WASTE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDROLYZED MOLASSES; LEACHATES; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW COSTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NEW PROCESS; NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; NITRITATION; NITROGEN GAS; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; REDUCED COST; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; STEP-FEED; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATERBODIES;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; COST REDUCTION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROLYSIS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; LEACHING; MANURES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WINE;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; LANDFILL LEACHATE; NITRIFICATION; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77149123686     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0100     Document Type: Review

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