Performance of a full-scale biofilm system retrofitted with an upflow multilayer bioreactor as a preanoxic reactor for advanced wastewater treatment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 757-765

  An, Jin Young ^a   Kwon, Joong Chun ^b   Ahn, Deog Won ^b   Shin, Hang Sik ^c   Won, Sung Ho ^a   Kim, Byung Woo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Ecodigm Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Nitrogen removal; Upflow; Upflow multilayer bioreactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOCONVERSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; MULTILAYERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANT STARTUP; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL PERFORMANCE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; UPFLOW; UPFLOW MULTILAYER BIOREACTOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 49949087054     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X276723     Document Type: Article

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