Agro-food wastewaters as external carbon source to enhance biological phosphorus removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 559-567

  Fernandez F J ^a   Castro, M C ^b   Villasenor, J ^a   Rodriguez L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Alquimia Soluciones Ambientales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Agro food wastewater; Biological phosphorus removal; External carbon source; Feasibility test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AGRO-FOOD WASTEWATER; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EXTERNAL CARBON SOURCE; FEASIBILITY TESTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 78650515684     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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