Partial nitrification of sludge reject water using suspended and granular biomass

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1480-1487

  Lopez Palau S ^a   Dosta, J ^a   Pericas, A ^a   Mata Alvarez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Partial nitrification; Reject water; Sequential batch reactor; Suspended biomass

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULATION; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; REJECT WATER; SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTORS; SUSPENDED BIOMASS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NITRIFICATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80855143651     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2643     Document Type: Article

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