Nitrification in a packed bed bioreactor integrated into a marine recirculating maturation system under different substrate concentrations and flow rates

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 790-797

  Kumar, V J Rejish ^a   Joseph, Valsamma ^a   Vijai, R ^a   Philip, Rosamma ^a   Singh, I S Bright ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Flow rate; Nitrification; Packed bed bioreactor; Recirculating aquaculture systems; Total ammonia nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA OXIDIZERS; AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS; BRACKISH WATER; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; FISH ANALYSIS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; N REMOVAL; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSPIRA; PACKED BED BIOREACTOR; PACKED-BED BIOREACTORS; PENAEUS MONODON; REACTOR COMPARTMENTS; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS; REMOVAL RATE; TOTAL AMMONIA NITROGENS;

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; INTEGRATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PACKED BEDS; SUBSTRATES; TANNING;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MATURATION; MOLECULAR PROBE; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PENAEUS MONODON; SHRIMP; TANK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NITROSPIRA; PENAEUS MONODON;

EID: 79955956229     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2588     Document Type: Article

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