Characteristics of granular sludge in a single upflow sludge blanket reactor treating high levels of nitrate and simple organic compounds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 217-224

  Lee, Chae Young ^a   Shin, H S ^b   Hwang, S J ^c  

^a Samsung Construction   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hollow granules; Methanogenesis; Methanosarcina sp.; Speficic denitrification rate

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BUOYANCY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

GRANULAR SLUDGE; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; REMOVAL RATES; UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET (USB) REACTORS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

ACETIC ACID; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; FLOTATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA SP.; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 8844232703     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0518     Document Type: Article

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