Cultivation of aerobic granular sludge with a mixed wastewater rich in toxic organics

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-12

  Liu, Li ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Tong, Zhong Hua ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Liu, Jun Xin ^b   Xie, Jie ^c   Peng, Shu Chuan ^c   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic granule; Chemical industrial wastewater; Sequencing batch reactor (SBR); Sludge; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

ACIDOGENIC REACTOR; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGES; AEROBIC GRANULES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; ORGANICS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; WASTEWATER TOXICITY;

BATCH REACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EFFLUENT; FED BATCH REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXIC WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 81155160934     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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