Small-scale domestic wastewater treatment using an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor system

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-330

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   Zhan, Xinmin ^a   O'Reilly, Edmond ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor; Biofilm growth; COD removal; Nitrogen removal; Small scale domestic wastewater

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN;

ALTERNATING PUMPED SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR (APSBBR) SYSTEM; BIOFILM GROWTH; COD REMOVAL; EUROPEAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIRECTIVE; SMALL-SCALE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ABSORPTION; AEROBIC REACTOR; ALTERNATING PUMPED SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EUROPE; MICROORGANISM; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NITROGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33645418266     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-005-0038-8     Document Type: Article

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