A novel shortcut nitrogen removal process using an algal-bacterial consortium in a photo-sequencing batch reactor (PSBR)

Water Research

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-48

  Wang, Meng ^a   Yang, Han ^a,b   Ergas, Sarina J ^a   van der Steen, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; High ammonia strength wastewater; Nitritation denitritation; Nitrogen removal; Photo sequencing batch reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALGAL-BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; DARK PERIODS; DENITRITATION; HIGH AMMONIA STRENGTH WASTEWATER; NITRITATION; NITRITATION/DENITRITATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESS; PHOTO-SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SHORT-CUT NITROGEN REMOVALS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; MANURE; SEWAGE;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MANURE; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ALGA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYBRID; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; VOLUME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; MANURE; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; MANURE; MICROALGAE; NITRITES; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEWAGE; SUS SCROFA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84941649054     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.016     Document Type: Article

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