The Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) as alternative treatment for domestic sewage. Optimization of plant performance

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1126-1132

  Farabegoli, G ^a   Chiavola, A ^a   Rolle, E ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Domestic sewage; Nitrification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANT; ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; AMMONIA OXIDATION; AMMONIA-NITROGEN; BACK WASHING; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTER; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DOMESTIC SEWAGE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; EFFLUENT QUALITY; HIGH-CONTENT; LIME ADDITIONS; NITRATE NITROGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT SCALE; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; QUALITY PARAMETERS; REAL WASTEWATER; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATED WASTEWATER;

AMMONIA; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON;

BIOFILM; DOMESTIC WASTE; FILTER; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349229214     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.128     Document Type: Article

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