Polyurethane rotating disc system for post-treatment of anaerobically pre-treated sewage

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1183-1192

  Tawfik, A ^a   Klapwijk, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

COD; E. coli; Nitrification; Polyurethane; Post treatment; RBC; UASB

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYURETHANES; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

COD; E. COLI; HYDRAULIC RETENTION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; POST TREATMENT; RBC; RETENTION TIME; ROTATING DISC; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

NITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; POLYSTYRENE; POLYURETHAN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; ROTATING DISC SYSTEM; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; UPFLOW REACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77649271458     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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