Enhancing biological phosphorus removal with glycerol

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1837-1843

  Yuan, Q ^a   Sparling, R ^a   Lagasse, P ^b   Lee, Y M ^c   Taniguchi, D ^c   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c AECOM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological phosphorus removal; External carbon addition; Glycerol; VFA; Waste activated sludge fermentation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; CARBON SOURCE; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EXTERNAL CARBON ADDITION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOACTIVITY; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; FERMENTERS; GLYCEROL; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; GLYCEROL; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOL; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; SUPERNATANT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION; GLYCEROL; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77953457149     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.974     Document Type: Article

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