Enhanced biological phosphorus removal and its modeling for the activated sludge and membrane bioreactor processes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 139, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-374

  Zuthi, M F R ^a   Guo, W S ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Nghiem, L D ^b   Hai, F I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Mathematical modeling; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; EUTROPHICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PROCESS REQUIREMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

PHOSPHORUS; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; GUIDELINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AUTOTROPH; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EUTROPHICATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HETEROTROPH; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROFILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84892515653     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.038     Document Type: Review

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