Utilization of SBR technology for wastewater treatment: An overview

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 5539-5553

  Mace, S ^a   Mata Alvarez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREWERIES; EFFLUENTS; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE TANKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AUTOMATATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMATED CONTROL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMATION; BREWING; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LABORATORY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; REVIEW; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TANK; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0037073293     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0201821     Document Type: Review

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