Evaluation of denitrification potential of rotating biological contactors for treatment of municipal wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 131-139

  Hanhan, Oytun ^a   Orhon, D ^b   Krauth, Kh ^c   Gunder B ^c  

^a MERCEDES BENZ AG   (Germany)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact time; Denitrification capacity; Denitrification potential; Nitrogen removal; Rotating biological contractor; Rotation speed

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW OF WATER; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN;

CONTACT TIME; DENITRIFICATION CAPACITY; DENITRIFICATION POTENTIAL; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR; ROTATION SPEED;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW RATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; ROTATION; SEASHORE; TIME; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23844469506     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0399     Document Type: Article

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