The role and control of sludge age in biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1645-1652

  Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Control; Design; Nitrification; Operation; Sludge age

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL REACTOR; CONCENTRATION CONTROL; CONTROL DESIGN; EFFLUENT WEIR; HYDRAULIC CONTROL; OPERATION AND CONTROL; REACTOR VOLUME; SECONDARY SETTLING TANKS; SLUDGE AGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOACTIVITY; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULICS; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING TANKS; WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BIOREACTOR; DESIGN; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; REVIEW; SLUDGE AGE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE THICKENING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME;

BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77953471164     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.972     Document Type: Review

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