The impact of ammonia nitrogen concentration and zeolite addition on the specific methanogenic activity of granular and flocculent anaerobic sludges

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 883-889

  Milan Z ^a   Montalvo, S ^b   Ilangovan, K ^c   Monroy, O ^c   Chamy, R ^a   Weiland, P ^d   Sanchez E ^e   Borja, R ^f  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^d THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonia nitrogen; Flocculent; Granular; Malting sludge; Piggery sludge; Specific methanogenic activity; Urban sludge; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA NITROGEN; FLOCCULENT; GRANULAR; MALTING SLUDGE; PIGGERY SLUDGE; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; URBAN SLUDGE;

BATCH REACTORS; RNA; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIA;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; RNA 16S; ZEOLITE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; FLOCCULENT ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; GRANULAR ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; INOCULATION; MALTING; METHANOCOCCACEAE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

METHANOCOCCACEAE; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; NITROGEN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; ZEOLITES;

EID: 77954730521     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934521003709099     Document Type: Article

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