The granule size distribution in an anammox-based granular sludge reactor affects the conversion-Implications for modeling

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1629-1636

  Volcke, E I P ^a   Picioreanu, C ^b   De Baets, B ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anammox; Biofilm; Biological nitrogen removal; Granular sludge; Nitrification; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOFILM MODELS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; DIFFERENT SIZES; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GRANULE SIZE; GRANULE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; SOLUTE EXCHANGE;

BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

NITRATE;

ANAMMOX BACTERIA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; ION EXCHANGE; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SOLUTE;

AMMONIA; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84861193668     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24443     Document Type: Article

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