Tracking the inorganic suspended solids through biological treatment units of wastewater treatment plants

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 3587-3595

  Ekama, G A ^a   Wentzel, M C ^a   Sotemann S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic digestion; Anaerobic digestion; Influent inorganic suspended solids; Model validation; Primary settling; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MASS TRANSFER;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; INFLUENT INORGANIC SUSPENDED SOLIDS; MODEL VALIDATION; PRIMARY SETTINGS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MASS TRANSFER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MICROORGANISM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE SETTLING; STEADY STATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33749516120     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.05.034     Document Type: Article

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