Application of residence time distribution technique to the study of the hydrodynamic behaviour of a full-scale wastewater treatment plant plug-flow bioreactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-432

  Olivet, David ^a   Valls, Joan ^a   Gordillo, M Àngels ^a   Freixó, Àngel ^b   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Consorci per la Def Conca Riu Besos ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Flow modelling; Hydrodynamic behaviour; Mixed tank; Plug flow reactor (PFR); Residence time distribution (RTD); Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

LITHIUM CHLORIDE TRACERS; PLUG-FLOW REACTORS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION (RTD); WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTOR DESIGN; SPAIN; TIME; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

LANES;

EID: 15944387729     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1201     Document Type: Article

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