Optimizing and modelling nitrogen removal in a new configuration of the moving-bed biofilm reactor process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 317-327

  Larrea, L ^a   Aibizuri, J ^a   Abad, A ^a   Larrea, A ^b   Zalakain, G ^c  

^a CEIT   (Spain)

^b ATM   (Spain)

^c AnoxKaldnes SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Modelling; Moving bed; Nitrogen removal; Slowly biodegradable substrate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

MIXED-CULTURE BIOFILM (MCB); MOVING BED; SLOWLY BIODEGRADABLE SUBSTRATE;

NITRIFICATION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE SETTLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34249686992     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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