Simultaneous partial nitritation and anammox at low temperature with granular sludge

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-121

  Lotti, T ^a   Kleerebezem, R ^a   Hu, Z ^b   Kartal, B ^b   Jetten, M S M ^b   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anammox; Autotrophic nitrogen removal; Granular sludge; Low temperature; Mainstream conditions; Nitratation NOB suppression

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PROCESS CONTROL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAMMOX; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; CONDITION; ENERGY; GRANULAR SLUDGE; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; MAINSTREAM CONDITION; NITRATATION; NITRATATION/NOB SUPPRESSION; PARTIAL NITRITATION;

TEMPERATURE;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM; AUTOTROPHY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRITE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE;

EID: 84907799837     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.047     Document Type: Article

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