Partial nitrification of non-ammonium-rich wastewater within biofilm filters under ambient temperature

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1518-1525

  Wang, Hongyu ^a   He, Jiajie ^b   Yang, Kai ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biofilm; Ceramic granule; Filtration; Partial nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; BIOFILM CARRIERS; CERAMIC GRANULES; DEPTH PROFILE; FILTRATION PROCESS; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WATER PHASE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FLOW VELOCITY; GRANULATION; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RIVERS; WASTEWATER;

NITRIFICATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILM; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; INOCULATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; CERAMICS; CHARCOAL; FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 78649646000     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.424     Document Type: Article

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