Process and engineering improvements to rotating biological contactor design

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-144

  Griffin, P ^a   Findlay, G E ^a  

^a SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm Thickness; Fatigue Stress; Mechanical Problems; Rotating Biological Contactors

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PROCESS ENGINEERING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STRESSES;

BIOFILM THICKNESS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTORS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

STORM WATER;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COST; EFFLUENT; FATIGUE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033950772     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0022     Document Type: Article

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