Bioaugmentation as a tool for improving the start-up and stability of a pilot-scale partial nitrification biofilm airlift reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 4370-4375

  Bartrolí, Albert ^a   Carrera, Julián ^a   Pérez, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Biofilm; FISH; Inoculum; Nitritation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULES; BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOAUGMENTED REACTORS; BIOFILM AIRLIFT REACTORS; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DRY MATTERS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INOCULUM; NITRIFYING BIOMASS; NITRITATION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; PILOT SCALE; STABLE OPERATION; START-UPS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA; NITRITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; HYBRIDIZATION; NITRIFICATION; STABILIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOAUGMENTATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INOCULATION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79551686365     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.084     Document Type: Article

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