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Response pattern of nitrifying biofilm reactor to shock loading

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The effects of shock loading on the performance of a nitrifying biofilm reactor were investigated over a wide range of conditions by varying the feed concentration of ammonium (SO) and dilution rate (D) respectively. It was found that variation in the effluent ammonium concentration as SO or D changes was subject to a semi-U shaped curve. The response patterns of the nitrifying biofilm reactor to one-step change in SO at a constant dilution rate, and to one-step change in D with keeping constant SO have no significant difference.

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  1. Unité de Recherche Traitement Biologiques des Eaux, GPI-INSA de Toulouse, Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France

    Yu Liu & Bernard Capdeville

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Liu, Y., Capdeville, B. Response pattern of nitrifying biofilm reactor to shock loading. Biotechnol Lett 16, 655–660 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128617

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