Granulation of nitrifying bacteria in a sequencing batch reactor for biological stabilisation of source-separated urine

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2114-2126

  Sun, Fei Yun ^a   Yang, Ya Jing ^b   Dong, Wen Yi ^a   Li, Ji ^a,b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Liyuan Water Design and Consultant Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic nitrifying granulation; Nitrification; Sequencing batch reactor (SBR); Source separated urine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULES; AMMONIA OXIDATION; FREE AMMONIA; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN URINE; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; NITRIFYING ACTIVITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; NITRITE ACCUMULATION; NITROUS ACID; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SETTLEABILITY; SOURCE-SEPARATED URINE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BODY FLUIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; NITRATION; SEPARATION; STABILIZATION;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROUS ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; URINE;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; HUMANS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; URINE;

EID: 84862804458     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9638-3     Document Type: Article

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