Modelling of hybrid moving bed biofilm reactors: A pilot plant experiment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 237-246

  Mannina, G ^a   Di Trapani, D ^a   Torregrossa, M ^a   Viviani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hybrid moving bed biofilm reactor; MBBR; Model nitrification; Organic carbon removal; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOKINETIC PROCESS; HYBRID MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; MODEL NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON REMOVAL; PILOT SCALE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOVAL;

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MODELING; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYBRID MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS MODEL; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATES; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34249655566     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.264     Document Type: Article

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