Full-scale demonstration of step feed concept for improving an anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic nutrient removal process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 305-313

  Ge, Shijian ^a   Zhu, Yunpeng ^a   Lu, Congcong ^a   Wang, Shuying ^a   Peng, Yongzhen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A A O process; Nitrogen; Step feed; Wastewater; WWTP

Indexed keywords

A/A/O PROCESS; BACKFLOW; CHANNEL SHAPE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; PLASTIC CARRIERS; STEP-FEED; STEP-FEED PROCESS; TOTAL NITROGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WWTP;

EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY USE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS; REFORM PROCESS; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC ANOXIC AEROBIC NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; CHINA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84864566336     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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