Immobilized bioprocess for organic carbon and nitrogen removal

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 296-301

  Wang, Chung Hung ^a   Liu, James Cheng Wei ^a   Ng, Kok Kwang ^a   Lin, Cheng Fang ^a   Hong, Pui Kwan Andy ^b   Yang, Ping Yi ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon and ammonia nitrogen removal; Hydraulic retention time; Immobilized bioprocess; Sludge retention time; Surface loading; Volume loading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887211793     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.661284     Document Type: Article

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