Comparison of performance, microorganism populations, and bio-physiochemical properties of granular and flocculent sludge from denitrifying phosphorus removal reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-58

  Wang, Yayi ^a   Jiang, Xuxin ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Guo, Gang ^b   Guo, Jianhua ^c   Qin, Jian ^a   Zhou, Shuai ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denitrifying phosphorus removal; Diffusion resistance; Extracellular polymeric substances; Granule; Microbial community structure; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS;

DENITRIFYING PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GRANULE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; NITRITE;

GRANULATION;

EID: 84949115649     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.065     Document Type: Article

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