Media surface properties and the development of nitrifying biofilms in mixed cultures for wastewater treatment.
| dc.contributor.author | Stephenson, Tom | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Reid, E. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Avery, L. M. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Jefferson, Bruce | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-29T05:01:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-29T05:01:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Plastic was tested to select biofilm support media that would enhance nitrification in the presence of heterotrophs. Eight different types (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, nylon, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE), polyvinyl chloride and tufnol) were immersed in an aerobic fed-batch reactor receiving domestic settled wastewater. Nitrification rates did not correlate with biomass concentrations, nor surface roughness of the plastics as measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The maximum nitrification rate of 1.5 g/m2d1 was obtained from biofilms growing on PTFE which had the lowest surface adhesion force (8nN). Nitrification rates for the biofilms were inversely correlated with the attraction forces as measured by the AFM. | en_UK |
| dc.identifier.citation | T. Stephenson, E. Reid, L.M. Avery, B. Jefferson, Media surface properties and the development of nitrifying biofilms in mixed cultures for wastewater treatment, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 91, Issue 4, July 2013, Pages 321–324. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0957-5820 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2012.07.002 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/8183 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_UK | - |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Chemical Engineers | en_UK |
| dc.rights | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Process Safety and Environmental Protection. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection, VOL 91, ISSUE 4, (2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2012.07.002 | |
| dc.title | Media surface properties and the development of nitrifying biofilms in mixed cultures for wastewater treatment. | en_UK |
| dc.type | Article | - |