Comparison of four enhancement strategies for aerobic granulation in sequencing batch reactors

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 320-327

  Gao, Dawen ^a,b   Liu, Lin ^a   liang, Hong ^a   Wu, Wei Min ^c  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Biological wastewater treatment; Granulation; Sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULATION; AEROBIC GRANULES; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; COD REMOVAL RATE; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HIGH SHEAR; K-VALUES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR); SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SETTLING TIME; SHEAR FORCE; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; GRANULAR MATERIALS; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

GRANULATION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYMER; POTASSIUM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION KINETICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SHEAR STRESS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS;

EID: 79551509349     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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