Probing the stoichiometry of the nitrification process using the respirometric approach

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 5954-5962

  Liu, Guoqiang ^a   Wang, Jianmin ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia assimilation; Nitrification; Nitrifier yield; Oxygen uptake; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA ASSIMILATIONS; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NITRIFIER YIELD; OXYGEN UPTAKE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

OXIDATION;

AMMONIA; NITRITE;

AMMONIA; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETER; RESPIROMETRY; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84867143323     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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