Operating strategies for aerobic fluidized bed reactors

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-253

  Safferman, Steven I ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fluidized bed reactor; Biofilm; Bioremediation; Industrial wastewater; Intermittent wastewater treatment; Nutrient and oxygen diffusion; Substrate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; ENDOGENOUS RESPIRATION; INTERMITTENT WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS; REACTORS; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BED; HAZARDOUS WASTE; THICKNESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031194581     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(96)01877-8     Document Type: Article

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