Experimental study on nitrification in a submerged aerated biofilter

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 107-113

  Farabegoli, Geneve ^a   Chiavola, Agostina ^a   Rolle, Enrico ^a   Stracquadanio, Stefano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological Aerated Filter (BAF); Biomass; Free ammonia; Mathematical model; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE AERATION;

BACKWASHING; ORGANIC MATTERS;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; NITRITE; ORGANIC MATTER;

AERATION; AMMONIA; BIOFILM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; PH; PREDICTION; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WINTER;

EID: 4344685100     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0817     Document Type: Article

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