Performance and robustness of an ANAMMOX anaerobic baffled reactor subjected to transient shock loads

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-136

  Jin, Ren Cun ^a   Yu, Jin Jin ^a   Ma, Chun ^a   Yang, Guang Feng ^a   Hu, Bao Lan ^b   Zheng, Ping ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; ANAMMOX; Gaussian model; Robustness analysis; Transient shock loads

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; ANAMMOX; GAUSSIAN MODEL; ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS; SHOCK LOAD;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; VIBRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84860495276     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.019     Document Type: Article

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