Effect of process parameters and operational mode on nitrous oxide emissions from a nitritation reactor treating reject wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-33

  Pijuan, Maite ^a   Torà, Josep ^b   Rodríguez Caballero, Adrián ^a   César, Elvira ^c   Carrera, Julián ^b   Pérez, Julio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Parque Tecnologico   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous vs discontinuous operation; Economical analysis; Nitrous oxide emissions; Partial nitrification; Reject wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION RANGES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DISCONTINUOUS OPERATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; CH 4; CONTINUOUS VS DISCONTINUOUS OPERATION; NITRITATION; REJECT WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PILOT PLANTS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS ACID; NITROUS OXIDE;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED GAS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CONTINUOUS VS DISCONTINUOUS OPERATION; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; REJECT WASTEWATER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; METHANE; NITRIFICATION; NITRITES; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84889574122     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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