Inorganic nitrogen dynamics in sequencing batch reactors using biofloc technology to treat aquaculture sludge

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-79

  Luo, Guo zhi ^a   Avnimelech, Yoram ^b   Pan, Yun feng ^a   Tan, Hong xin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquacultural suspended solids; External biofloc reactor; Organic carbon source; Sequence batch reactor

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BIOFLOCS; CARBON SOURCE; CRUDE PROTEINS; EXTERNAL BIOFLOC REACTOR; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; INORGANIC NITROGEN; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; SEQUENCE BATCH REACTORS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VOLUME INDEX;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AQUACULTURE; BATCH REACTORS; CARBON; DYNAMICS; GLUCOSE; SILICATE MINERALS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOCCULATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SCORTUM BARCOO;

EID: 84871516164     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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