Aerobic granular sludge: A promising technology for decentralised wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Li, Z H ^a   Kuba, T ^a   Kusuda, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Onsite wastewater treatment; Organic loading shocks; SBR; Short settling time; Sludge volume index; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRANULAR MATERIALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; ORGANIC LOADING SHOCKS; SHORT SETTLING TIME; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; OXIC CONDITIONS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECENTRALIZATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SWAMP; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER LOADING;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIA; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33745670348     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.278     Document Type: Article

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