Feasibility of using high-rate, on-line, fixed-film fermenters for scvfa generation in a bnr process train

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 941-952

  Mavinic, D S ^a   Mahendraker, V ^a   Doucette, D ^b   Rabinowitz, B ^c   Barnard, J L ^d   Koch, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^c Reid Crowther and Partners Ltd   (Canada)

^d BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal processes; Domestic sewage; High rate on line fixed film fermenter; Phosphorus removal; Short chain volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; FERMENTERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; DOMESTIC SEWAGE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FIXED FILM; PHOSPHORUS ADDITION; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILM; INSTRUMENT; NUTRIENT; PERFORMANCE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033839356     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618057     Document Type: Article

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