Enhanced biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal using sequencing batch membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2015, Pages 559-565

  Sun, Linquan ^a,b   Wang, Ziyi ^a   Wei, Xin ^a,b   Li, Peng ^a,b   Zhang, Huimin ^a,b   Li, Mei ^a,b   Li, Baoan ^a,b   Wang, Shichang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SynBio Research Platform   (China)

Author keywords

Biological nitrogen removal; Biological phosphorus removal; Intermittent aeration; MABR; Periodic backwashing; Sequencing batch

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACK WASHING; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; INTERMITTENT AERATION; MABR; SEQUENCING BATCH;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84939555864     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.07.033     Document Type: Article

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