Reduction of N2O and NO generation in anaerobic-aerobic (low dissolved oxygen) biological wastewater treatment process by using sludge alkaline fermentation liquid

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2137-2143

  Zhu, Xiaoyu ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY RATIOS; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; EFFICIENT METHOD; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NITRITE REDUCTASE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; REDUCTASE ACTIVITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SLUDGE FERMENTATION; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACETIC ACID; ANESTHETICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE ENCODING; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PH; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LIQUIDS;

ACETIC ACID; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACETIC ACID; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79953880197     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102900h     Document Type: Article

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