A two-sludge system for simultaneous biological C, N and P removal via the nitrite pathway

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1142-1147

  Marcelino, M ^a   Wallaert, D ^a   Guisasola, A ^a   Baeza, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nitrite DPAO; Nitrite pathway; pH control; SBR; Two sludge

Indexed keywords

NITRITE DPAO; NITRITE PATHWAY; PH CONTROL; SBR; TWO-SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CARBON; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOTROPHY; BIOACTIVITY; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN METHOD; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; DEPHOSPHATATION; HETEROTROPH; NITRIFICATION; PH; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; TWO SLUDGE SYSTEM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; NITRITES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 80052745641     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.398     Document Type: Article

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