Modeling nonsteady-state conditions and kinetics of mass transport for hydrophobic compounds in activated-sludge treatment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Rittmann, Bruce E ^a   Lee, Kuan Chun ^b   Shi, Jay ^b   McAvoy, Drew C ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Hydrophobic compounds; Mass transfer limitation; Nonsteady state; Secondary utilization; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSIENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED-SLUDGE TREATMENT; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSPORT; NONSTEADY-STATE CONDITIONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DENSITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; VOLATILIZATION; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0141447726     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143003X141060     Document Type: Article

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