Simultaneous nitritation and p-nitrophenol removal using aerobic granular biomass in a continuous airlift reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 307-313

  Jemaat, Zulkifly ^a,b   Suárez Ojeda, María Eugenia ^a   Pérez, Julio ^a   Carrera, Julián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Industrial wastewater; Nitritation; Oxygen limitation; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC GRANULES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; NITRITATION; OXYGEN LIMITATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS;

4 NITROPHENOL; AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE;

AMMONIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED GAS; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; PHENOL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACINETOBACTER; AIRLIFT REACTOR; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER;

AEROBIC GRANULES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; NITRITATION; OXYGEN LIMITATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; NITRIFICATION; NITROPHENOLS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84886839265     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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