Performance of a biofilm airlift suspension reactor for synthetic wastewater treatment

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-36

  Lin, Hui ^a   Ong, Say L ^b   Ng, Wun J ^a   Khan, Eakalak ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chlorination; Cisterns; Nitrification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINATION; ETHANOL; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION REACTOR (BASR); HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 1642439278     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:1(26)     Document Type: Article

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