Characterization of slowly-biodegradable organic compounds and hydrolysis kinetics in tropical wastewater for biological nitrogen removal

• Main Authors: How, Seow Wah, Sin, Jia Huey, Wong, Sharon Ying Ying, Lim, Pek Boon, Aris, Alijah Mohd, Ngoh, Gek Cheng, Shoji, Tadashi, Curtis, Thomas P., Chua, Adeline Seak May
• Format: Article
• Published: IWA Publishing 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/37032/

Many developing countries, mostly situated in the tropical region, have incorporated a biological nitrogen removal process into their wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Existing wastewater characteristic data suggested that the soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) in tropical wastewater is not suf...