Development of biofilm on geotextile in a new multi-zone wastewater treatment system for simultaneous removal of COD, nitrogen and phosphorus

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-86

  Alimahmoodi, Mahmood ^a   Yerushalmi, Laleh ^a   Mulligan, Catherine N ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

BNR; Fixed film; Geotextile; Multi zone bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BNR; CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE; FIXED-FILM; HIGH ORGANIC LOADING; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS CONTENTS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; START-UPS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

BIOFILMS; GEOTEXTILES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RECLAMATION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CARBON; GLYCOGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GEOTEXTILE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; THICKNESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84856570016     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.034     Document Type: Article

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