Autotrophic ammonia removal processes: Ecology to technology

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1353-1418

  Bagchi, Samik ^a   Biswas, Rima ^a   Nandy, Tapas ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

ammonia; ammonia oxidation; anaerobic ecology; microbial interaction; technology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA OXIDATION; AMMONIA REMOVAL; ANAMMOX; FULL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TECHNO-ECONOMICS;

AMMONIA; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TECHNOLOGY;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ECOLOGY; MARINE SPECIES; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861033751     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.556885     Document Type: Review

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