Biodegradation of the endogenous residue of activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2179-2188

  Ramdani, Abdellah ^a   Dold, Peter ^b   Déléris, Stéphane ^c   Lamarre, Daniel ^d   Gadbois, Alain ^d   Comeau, Yves ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^c Anjou Recherche   (France)

^d John Meunier Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic digestion; Anaerobic digestion; Biodegradation; Endogenous residue; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DECAY (ORGANIC); MODELS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ENDOGENOUS RESIDUE; HETEROTROPHIC BIOMASS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; NITRIFYING BIOMASS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; MODELING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; HETEROTROPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 77949316684     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.037     Document Type: Article

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