A new approach for estimating aerobic-anaerobic biofilm structure in wastewater treatment via dissolved oxygen microdistribution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 255, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-177

  Ning, Yun Fang ^a   Chen, You Peng ^b   Shen, Yu ^b   Zeng, Ni ^a   Liu, Shao Yang ^c   Guo, Jin Song ^a,b   Fang, Fang ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic layer thickness; Anaerobic layer thickness; Biofilm structure; Dissolved oxygen; Microelectrode

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DISSOLUTION; MICROELECTRODES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC LAYERS; AEROBIC OXIDATIONS; AEROBIC-ANAEROBIC; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; LAYER THICKNESS; MAXIMUM THICKNESS; MICRODISTRIBUTION; SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

EID: 84903741154     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.042     Document Type: Article

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