Comparison between acetate and propionate as carbon sources for phosphorus removal in the aerobic/extended-idle regime

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-157

  Zeng, Tianjing ^a   Wang, Dongbo ^b   Li, Xiaoming ^a   Ding, Yan ^a   Liao, DeXiang ^c   Yang, Qi ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Tongyan Environmental Production Science and Technology Co Ltd   (China)

^c SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Aerobic processes; Bioreactors; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Propionate; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC PROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; LONG-TERM OPERATION; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; P REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PROPIONATE; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); GLUCOSE; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PROPIONIC ACID;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84870572950     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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