Efficient single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal with dilute wastewater through oxygen supply control

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 400-405

  Kwak, Wonji ^a   McCarty, Perry L ^a,b   Bae, Jaeho ^a   Huang, Yu Tzu ^c   Lee, Po Heng ^a,d  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox); Autotrophic nitrogen removal; Dilute wastewater; Partial nitrification; Precise oxygen supply

Indexed keywords

AIR SYSTEMS; AMMONIA REMOVAL; ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; ANAMMOX; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; CONTROL AND MEASUREMENT; DILUTE WASTEWATER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; OXYGENATION SYSTEMS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SINGLE STAGE; SUPPLY CONTROL; TOTAL NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGENATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOTROPHY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; BACTERIUM; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; DILUTION; FILTER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY DEVICE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMMONIA; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; KINETICS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84865569774     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.076     Document Type: Article

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