Pilot plant performance and model calibration of a sequencing batch air-lift reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Brenner, A ^a   Ben Shushan, N ^a   Siegel, M H ^b   Merchuk, J C ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air lift reactor; Biological treatment; Mathematical modelling; Model calibration; Sequencing batch reactor; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD) REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SEQUENCING BATCH AIR LIFT REACTORS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) FEEDING MODE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIRFLOW; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031023216     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00887-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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