A novel high capacity biofilm reactor system for treatment of domestic sewage

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 245-256

  Ong, S L ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Lee, L Y ^a   Hu, J Y ^a   Ng, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

carbon removal; domestic sewage; hydraulic retention time; NH + 4 N conversion; ultra compact biofilm reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM REACTOR SYSTEMS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRAULICS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; DOMESTIC WASTE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 4444260634     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WATE.0000038899.30233.a9     Document Type: Article

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