Air/water oxygen transfer in a biological aerated filter

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-189

  Leung, Susanna M ^a   Little, John C ^b   Holst, Troy ^c   Love, Nancy G ^b  

^a CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c Infilco Degremont Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Air water interactions; Filters; Oxygen transfer; Temperature effects; Wastewater management; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; CLAY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POROSITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AIR WATER INTERACTIONS; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; CLAY MEDIA; DYNAMIC GAS HOLDUP; NITROGEN GAS STRIPPING; OXYGEN TRANSFER; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 31144460168     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:2(181)     Document Type: Article

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