Oxygen uptake rate tests to evaluate integrated fixed film activated sludge processes

Water Environment Research

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2276-2283

  Maas, Carol L A ^a   Parker, Wayne J ^b   Legge, Raymond L ^b  

^a Hydroxyl Systems Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass carriers; IFAS; Nitrification; Oxygen uptake rate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PLANT STARTUP;

DYNAMIC CHANGES; FULL-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS; IFAS; INTEGRATED FIXED-FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MICRO-BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NITRIFICATION RATES; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; QUASI-STEADY STATE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MONITORING; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TESTING METHOD;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIXED FILM REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; STEADY STATE;

EID: 57549114095     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X304604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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