Recent advances in mathematical modeling of nitrous oxides emissions from wastewater treatment processes

Water Research

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 336-346

  Ni, Bing Jie ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

AOB; AOB denitrification; Heterotrophic denitrification; Hydroxylamine oxidation; Model; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BACTERIA; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RECLAMATION;

AOB; CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; HETEROTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; HYDROXYLAMINE OXIDATIONS; NITROUS OXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDROXYLAMINE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; NITROUS OXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; CALIBRATION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NITROSOMONADALES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84943612758     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.049     Document Type: Review

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