Effects of seed sludge properties and selective biomass discharge on aerobic sludge granulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Sheng, Guo ping ^a,b   Li, An jie ^a   Li, Xiao yan ^a   Yu, Han qing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Microbial community; Settling velocity; Sludge property

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULATION; AEROBIC GRANULES; AEROBIC SLUDGE; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; DAILY DISCHARGE; DISCHARGE METHODS; DISCHARGE RATIO; GRANULAR SLUDGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PCR-DGGE; SEED SLUDGES; SETTLING COLUMNS; SETTLING PROPERTIES; SETTLING VELOCITY; SLUDGE FLOCS; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; START-UPS; SUBSTRATE UPTAKE;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SEED; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GRANULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77951119213     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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