Partial nitrification in an airlift activated sludge reactor with experimental and theoretical assessments of the ph gradient inside the sponge support medium

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Uemura, S ^a   Suzuki, S ^b   Abe, K ^c   Ohashi, A ^d   Harada, H ^e   Ito, M ^f   Imachi, H ^g   Tokutomi, T ^h  

^a KISARAZU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Ebara Jitsugyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

^g JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^h KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microelectrode; Model simulation; Nitrite accumulation; PH gradient; Sponge cube

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC CARBON; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; PH; SPONGE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WASTEWATER;

EID: 79960289196     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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