Effect of sludge retention time on nitrifiers' biomass and kinetics in an anaerobic/oxic process

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Pai, Tzu Yi ^a   Wan, Terng Jou ^b   Tsai, Yung Pin ^c   Tzeng, Chwen Jeng ^d   Chu, Hsiao Hsing ^a   Tsai, Yao Sheng ^a   Lin, Ching Yuan ^a  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biomass; Nitrifying species; Sludge retention time; Total nitrogen;

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITRITE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 77449092645     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900142     Document Type: Article

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