High rate simultaneous nutrients removal in a single air lift bioreactor with continuous feed and intermittent discharge regime: Process optimization and effect of feed characteristics

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 301, Issue , 2016, Pages 200-209

  Asadi, Azar ^a   Zinatizadeh, Ali Akbar ^a   Van Loosdrecht, Mark ^b  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Biological nutrient removal; Milk processing wastewater (MPW); Single bioreactor; Soft drink wastewater (SDW)

Indexed keywords

AIR; BEVERAGES; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REDOX REACTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AIR-LIFT BIOREACTORS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INTERMITTENT DISCHARGE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MILK PROCESSING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SOFT DRINKS;

NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84967184751     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.04.144     Document Type: Article

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