Mathematical Modeling of Nitrous Oxide Production during Denitrifying Phosphorus Removal Process

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 8595-8601

  Liu, Yiwen ^a   Peng, Lai ^a   Chen, Xueming ^a   Ni, Bing Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIGITAL STORAGE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOSPHORUS;

DENITRIFYING PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; DENITRIFYING POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERNAL STORAGE; NITROGEN REDUCTION; NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTION; PHOSPHATE RELEASE AND UPTAKES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

DENITRIFICATION;

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYPHOSPHATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROUS OXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENITRIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENITRIFICATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATES;

EID: 84937468990     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01650     Document Type: Article

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