Nitrogen removal by a nitritation-anammox bioreactor at low temperature

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2807-2812

  Hu, Ziye ^a   Lotti, Tommaso ^b   de Kreuk, Merle ^c,e   Kleerebezem, Robbert ^b   van Loosdrecht, Mark ^b   Kruit, Jans ^d   Jetten, Mike S M ^a,b   Kartal, Boran ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Waterschap Hollandse Delta ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Paques BV   (Netherlands)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION; ENERGY AND COST SAVINGS; MESOPHILIC TEMPERATURE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NITRATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SEED; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COLD; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; COLD TEMPERATURE; NITRITES; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84876193454     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03987-12     Document Type: Article

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