Effect of granule size on autotrophic nitrogen removal in a granular sludge reactor

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1271-1280

  Volcke, E I P ^a   Picioreanu, C ^b   De Baets, B ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anammox; biofilm; biological nitrogen removal; CANON; granular sludge; modelling; nitrification; OLAND; simulation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITRATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAMMOX; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; CANON; GRANULAR SLUDGE; MODELLING; OLAND; SIMULATION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; KINETICS; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 77956299541     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003702746     Document Type: Article

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