Effects of silver nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal processes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1298-1303

  Jeong, E ^b   Chae, S R ^a   Kang, S T ^c   Shin, H S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Denitrification; Inhibitory effect; Nitrification; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; INHIBITORY EFFECT; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION;

SILVER;

NITROGEN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SILVER; VULNERABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SILVER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859712211     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.005     Document Type: Article

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