Simultaneous energy recovery and autotrophic nitrogen removal from sewage at moderately low temperatures

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2637-2645

  Gao, Da Wen ^a,b   Lu, Jian Cong ^a   Liang, Hong ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anammox; Autotrophic nitrogen removal; Low temperature; Methane production; Partial nitritation; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANE PRODUCTION; PARTIAL NITRITATION;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHANE; NITRATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RECOVERY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SEWAGE;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; METHANE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOTROPHY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POWER GENERATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

AERATION; ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROL STRATEGY; ENERGY RECOVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; METHANE; NITRITES; NITROGEN; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84896845835     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5237-7     Document Type: Article

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