Physico-chemical factors affecting the E. coli removal in a rotating biological contactor (RBC) treating UASB effluent

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1081-1088

  Tawfik, Ahmed ^a,b,c   Klapwijk, Bram ^b   Van Buuren, Joost ^b   El Gohary, Fatma ^a   Lettinga, Gatze ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Die off; E. coli; RBC; Removal rate; UASB effluent

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOFILMS; EFFLUENTS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTATION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTRACTOR (RBC);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; MICROORGANISM; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTROPHY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1242295333     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00345-2     Document Type: Article

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