Behavior of an aerated submerged fixed-film reactor (ASFFR) under simultaneous organic and ammonium loading

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 742-748

  Nabizadeh, R ^a   Mesdaghinia, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILMS; HAZARDS; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATES;

AERATED SUBMERGED FIXED-FILM REACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PROTECTING RECEIVING WATER;

ELECTRIC REACTORS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

AERATED SUBMERGED FIXED FILM REACTOR; AEROBIC REACTOR; AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FLOW RATE; NITRIFICATION; STEADY STATE;

AIR; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646545733     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0179     Document Type: Article

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