Nitrification in hybrid bioreactors treating simulated domestic wastewater

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 621-630

  Bellucci, M ^a   Ofiteru I D ^a,b   Head, I M ^a   Curtis, T P ^a   Graham, D W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

AOB and NOB coupling; Hybrid systems; Hydraulic retention time; Nitrification; Nitrification failure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AOB AND NOB COUPLING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; HYBRID BIOREACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEDIUM SIZE; NITRIFICATION FAILURE; RETENTION TIME; SUPPORT MEDIA;

HYBRID SYSTEMS;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DNA EXTRACTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANCTOMYCETALES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 84880627065     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12233     Document Type: Article

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