The demonstration of a novel sulfur cycle-based wastewater treatment process: Sulfate reduction, autotrophic denitrification, and nitrification integrated (SANI®) biological nitrogen removal process

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2778-2789

  Lu, Hui ^a   Wu, Di ^b   Jiang, Feng ^c   Ekama, George A ^d   van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^e,f   Chen, Guang Hao ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pilot scale demonstration; Saline sewage treatment; SANI process; Seawater toilet flushing; Sludge minimization

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; PILOT PLANTS; SALINE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESS; ORGANICS AND NITROGEN REMOVALS; PILOT SCALE; SLUDGE MINIMIZATIONS; SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSALS; TOILET FLUSHING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASHORE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STEADY STATE; SULFATE REDUCTION UPFLOW SLUDGE BED REACTOR; SULFUR CYCLE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84866746824     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24540     Document Type: Article

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