Removal of nitrogen from anaerobically digested swine wastewater using an anoxic/oxic (A/O) process complemented with a sulfur-packed biofilter

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 48, 2011, Pages 9831-9838

  Anup, Gurung ^a   Woo Chang, Kang ^a   Sang Eun, Oh ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anoxic oxic process; Biological nitrogen removal; Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Denitrification; Intermittent aeration; Internal recycle; Nitrification; Sulfur packed bed reactor; Swine wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; PACKED BED REACTOR; PH MEASUREMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80052477184     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1027     Document Type: Article

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