A dynamic solids inventory model for activated sludge systems

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-337

  Ji, Zhong ^a   McCorquodale, John A ^b   Zhou, Siping ^a   Vitasovic, Zdenko ^a  

^a Reid Crowther Consulting Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

activated sludge; aeration; biomass; clarification; model; suspended solids

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLARIFIERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AERATION; DYNAMIC SOLIDS INVENTORY; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030152274     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X127776     Document Type: Review

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