Hybrid moving bed biofilm reactors: An effective solution for upgrading a large wastewater treatment plant

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1103-1116

  Mannina, Giorgio ^a   Viviani, Gaspare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

GPS X; IFAS; Moving bed biofilm reactors; Pilot plant; Trickling filters

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE LIMIT; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; EMISSION STANDARD; EUROPEAN UNION; GPS-X; KINETIC COEFFICIENT; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL SIMULATION; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; POLLUTING EMISSION; POLLUTING SUBSTANCES; RECEIVING WATERS; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DISCHARGE; FILTER; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; CALIBRATION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; SEWAGE; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; KINETICS; MOTION; SOFTWARE; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 70350513903     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.416     Document Type: Article

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