Evaluation of biomass activity and wastewater characterization in a UCT-MBR pilot plant by means of respirometric techniques

Desalination

Volumn 269, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 190-197

  Di Trapani, Daniele ^a   Capodici, Marco ^a   Cosenza, Alida ^a   Di Bella, Gaetano ^a   Mannina, Giorgio ^a   Torregrossa, Michele ^a   Viviani, Gaspare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biokinetic coefficients; Membrane Bioreactor (MBR); Pilot plant experiment; Respirometric analysis; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOKINETIC COEFFICIENTS; BIOMASS ACTIVITY; CHARACTERISATION; DESIGN PHASE; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; HOLLOW FIBRE MEMBRANE MODULE; KINETIC CONSTANT; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); NITRIFICATION ACTIVITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PILOT PLANT EXPERIMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESPIROMETRIC ANALYSIS; RESPIROMETRIC TECHNIQUE; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; WASTEWATER CHARACTERIZATION;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; PILOT PLANTS; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; PARAMETERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79551685543     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.10.061     Document Type: Article

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