Bio-oxidation of air-borne hydrophobic VOCs in activated sludge aeration tanks-effects of activated sludge concentration and gas diffuser

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-208

  Chou, Ming Shean ^a   Chang, Yu Feng ^a   Chang, Hsiao Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge aeration; Bio oxidation; Diffuser; Hydrophobic vocs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AIR; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASTIC PIPE; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE BASINS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE CONCENTRATIONS; AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; BIO-OXIDATION; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; HYDROPHOBIC VOCS; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

DIFFUSERS (FLUID);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROPHOBICITY; OXIDATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SLUDGE; TESTING METHOD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 67650941450     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2008.10.0049     Document Type: Article

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