Importance of the operating pH in maintaining the stability of anoxic ammonium oxidation (anammox) activity in moving bed biofilm reactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 7051-7056

  Jaroszynski, L W ^a   Cicek, N ^a   Sparling, R ^a   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anammox; Free ammonia; Inhibition; Moving bed biofilm reactor; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX; FREE AMMONIA; INHIBITION; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; NITRITE;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INHIBITION; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANOXIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; BROCADIA ANAMMOXIDANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79957790177     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.069     Document Type: Article

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