Operational and design considerations of a trickling filter for ammonia removal from potable water

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Tekerlekopoulou, A G ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilm; Modeling; Nitrate; Nitrification; Nitrite; Potable water; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MODELS; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION;

BIO-FILM THICKNESS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; NITRITE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL OPERATION; STEADY-STATE BEHAVIORS; TRICKLING FILTER;

POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA; BIOFILM; DESIGN; DRINKING WATER; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PREDICTION;

EID: 0038661905     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023993114433     Document Type: Article

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