Physical characteristics and formation mechanism of denitrifying granular sludge in high-load reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 683-687

  Li, Wei ^a   Zheng, Ping ^a   Wang, Lan ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Lu, Huifeng ^a   Xing, Yajuan ^a   Zhang, Jiqiang ^a   Wang, Ru ^a   Song, Ji ^a   Ghulam, Abbas ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Formation mechanism; Granular sludge; High load; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DENITRIFICATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

DENITRIFYING REACTORS; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GRANULATION MECHANISM; HIGH-LOAD; NITRATE LOADING RATES; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

LOADING;

NITRATE; POLYMER;

BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DIAMETER; POLYMER; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR FLOW; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING GRANULAR SLUDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84879841378     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.118     Document Type: Article

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