Denitrifying phosphorus removal and impact of nitrite accumulation on phosphorus removal in a continuous anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A 2O) process treating domestic wastewater

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-142

  Zeng, Wei ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Yang, Ying Ying ^a   Wang, Xiang Dong ^a   Peng, Yong Zhen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic anoxic aerobic (A 2O) process; Denitrifying phosphorus removal; Domestic wastewater; Nitritation denitritation; Nitrite accumulation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC-ANOXIC-AEROBIC (A 2O) PROCESS; DENITRIFYING PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; NITRITATION; NITRITE ACCUMULATION;

DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INORGANIC ACIDS; NITRATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS ACID; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; DOMESTIC WASTE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; WASTE WATER;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRITES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 78650817742     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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