Effect of initial pH control on biological phosphorus removal induced by the aerobic/extended-idle regime

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2279-2287

  Wang, Dongbo ^a,c   Zheng, Wei ^b   Liao, Dexiang ^d   Li, Xiaoming ^b   Yang, Qi ^b   Zeng, Guangming ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c New Materials Technology Co Ltd   (China)

^d SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic extended idle regime; Biological phosphorus removal; Initial pH control; Polyphosphate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; PHOSPHORUS;

AEROBIC/EXTENDED-IDLE REGIME; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; GLYCOGEN ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; INITIAL PH; MICROBIAL COMPETITION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; POLYPHOSPHATES;

PH EFFECTS;

ENZYME; EXOPOLYPHOSPHATASE; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHATE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872779957     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.086     Document Type: Article

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