Post-anoxic denitrification driven by PHA and glycogen within enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1019-1027

  Coats, Erik R ^a   Mockos, Alexander ^a   Loge, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Glycogen; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Post anoxic denitrification

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC DENITRIFICATION; CARBON ADDITION; DENITRIFICATION RATE; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; GLYCOGEN; INTRACELLULAR CARBON; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; ORGANIC CARBON LOADING; PHOSPHORUS AND NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; REAL WASTEWATER; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

BATCH REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; REAL VARIABLES; WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

GLYCOGEN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; ESTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEED; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CARBON STORAGE; DENITRIFICATION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FED BATCH REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GLYCOGEN; KINETICS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 78650710881     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.104     Document Type: Article

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