The effect of degree of recycle on the nitrifier growth rate

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  Jimenez, Jose ^a   Melcer, Henryk ^a   Parker, Denny ^a   Bratby, John ^a  

^a BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; High food to microorganism ratio method; Kinetics; Nitrification; Nitrifier growth rate

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GROWTH KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; RATE CONSTANTS; RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; MODIFIED LUDZACK ETTINGER; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; RATIO METHOD; UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADAPTATION; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; GROWTH RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

NITROGEN;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952260491     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12609736967008     Document Type: Article

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