Biological nutrients removal via nitrite from the supernatant of anaerobic co-digestion using a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor operating under transient conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 595-604

  Frison, N ^a   Katsou, E ^b,c   Malamis, S ^b,c   Bolzonella, D ^b,c   Fatone, F ^b,c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic supernatant; Nitritation denitritation; Pilot scale SBR; Process stability and reliability; Via nitrite denitrifying phosphorus removal

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SUPERNATANT; DENITRIFYING PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; NITRITATION; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS STABILITY;

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883240827     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.071     Document Type: Article

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