Role of nitrification in the biodegradation of selected artificial sweetening agents in biological wastewater treatment process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-46

  Tran, N H ^a   Nguyen, V T ^a   Urase, T ^b   Ngo, H H ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia monooxygenase; Artificial sweeteners; Autotrophic ammonia oxidizers; Co metabolism; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FOOD ADDITIVES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA MONOOXYGENASE; AMMONIA OXIDIZERS; ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; BIODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; CO METABOLISMS; CO-METABOLIC DEGRADATION; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACESULFAME; AMMONIA; ASPARTAME; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; NEOHESPERIDINDIHYDROCHALCONE; SACCHARIN; SUCRALOSE; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA OXIDIZER; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HETEROTROPHY; HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; NITRIFICATION; SWEETENING AGENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896963363     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.116     Document Type: Article

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