Relationship of protozoan biomass to phosphate and nitrate removal from activated sludge mixed liquor

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-313

  Akpor, Oghenerobor B ^a   Momba, Maggy N B ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomass relation; Nutrient removal; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; CARBON SOURCE; IN-CELL; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE REMOVAL; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SHAKING FLASKS;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; PROTOZOA;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

ACETIC ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLUCOSE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SUCROSE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; ASPIDISCA; BIOMASS; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NONHUMAN; PERANEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TRACHELOPHYLLUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CILIOPHORA; CULTURE MEDIA; EUGLENA; KINETICS; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; SEWAGE;

ASPIDISCA; PROTOZOA; TRACHELOPHYLLUM;

EID: 77949481847     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200900135     Document Type: Article

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