Optimization of process conditions with attention to the sludge reduction and stable immobilization in a novel Tubificidae-reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 6069-6076

  Tian, Yu ^a   Lu, Yaobin ^a   Chen, Lin ^a   Lin, Hailian ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Optimization; Process condition; Sludge reduction; Tubificidae; Worm reactor

Indexed keywords

AERATION SYSTEM; CONTROL FACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTENTS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PROCESS CONDITION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TARGET PARAMETER;

DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

ANNELID; BIOREACTOR; IMMOBILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TUBIFICIDAE REACTOR; WORM;

ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SEWAGE;

TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 77951092203     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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