Performance analysis and optimization of autotrophic nitrogen removal in different reactor configurations: A modelling study

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1311-1324

  Veys, Pieter ^a   Vandeweyer, Helge ^a   Audenaert, Wim ^a   Monballiu, Annick ^b   Dejans, Pascal ^a   Jooken, Etienne ^b   Dumoulin, Ann ^a   Meesschaert, Boudewijn D ^b   Van Hulle, Stijn W H ^a  

^a Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^b Catholic University College of Bruges Ostend   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anammox; autotrophic nitrogen removal; modelling; optimization; scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIUM OXIDIZERS; ANAMMOX; ANAMMOX REACTOR; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOMASS RETENTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HETEROTROPHS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; KEY FACTORS; LOADING RATE; MODELLING; MODELLING STUDIES; NITROGEN LOADING; OPTIMAL PROCESS; PARTIAL NITRITATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; REACTOR SYSTEMS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SINGLE OXYGEN; SINGLE REACTOR;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITROGEN;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANAMMOX PROCESS; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPH; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PERFORMANCE; PH; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR OPERATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STREAM (RIVER); TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 77957588615     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003713685     Document Type: Article

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