The role of nitrate and nitrite in a granular sludge process treating low-strength wastewater

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 208-213

  Coma, M ^a   Puig, S ^a   Balaguer, M D ^a   Colprim, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification and phosphorus removal (SNDPR); Denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms (DPAOs); Granular sludge; Low strength wastewater; Nitrate; Nitrite; Simultaneous nitrification

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFYING PHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; GRANULAR SLUDGE; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; NITRITE; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION;

DENITRIFICATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 77957271614     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.063     Document Type: Article

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