Aerobic granulation with low strength wastewater at low aeration rate in A/O/A SBR reactor

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Zhang, Hanmin ^a   Dong, Feng ^a   Jiang, Tao ^a   Wei, Yu ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Yang, Fenglin ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms; Low shear force; Low strength wastewater; Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULATION; DENITRIFYING PHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; SHEAR FORCE; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION;

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WATER AERATION;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONIC ACID;

AERATION; AEROBIC FERMENTATION; AEROBIC GRANULATION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHINA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 79959885644     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: 18790909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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