Modelling and simulation of a nitrification biofilter for drinking water purification

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-264

  Van Hulle, Stijn W H ^a   Verstraete, Jonathan ^a   Hogie, Joel ^a   Dejans, Pascal ^a   Dumoulin, Ann ^a  

^a Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal; Biofilter; Drinking water purification; Model based optimisation; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION;

AMMONIA REMOVAL; DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION; MODEL BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; OPERATING COSTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; SIMULATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 33645875314     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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