Dynamic model development and validation for a nitrifying moving bed biofilter: Effect of temperature and influent load on the performance

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-397

  Sin, Gürkan ^a,b   Weijma, Jan ^c   Spanjers, Henri ^a   Nopens, Ingmar ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Paques BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ASTRASAND; Biofilm; Modeling; Moving bed sand filter; Nitrification; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BED BIOFILTER; MICROBIAL CONVERSION;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 40649096350     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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