Dynamic testing of the twin circulating fluidized bed bioreactor (TCFBBR) for nutrient removal from municipal wastewater

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 616-625

  Andalib, Mehran ^a   Nakhla, George ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biological nutrients removal (BNR); Biomass yield; Fluidized bed bioreactors; Nitrification denitrification

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BIOFILM CARRIERS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOMASS YIELD; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CONTACT TIME; DYNAMIC TESTING; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LAVA ROCKS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN LOADING; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PEAKING FACTOR; PHASE I; PHASE II; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SLUDGE YIELD; WET WEATHER;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CIRCULATING MEDIA; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRAULICS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; STABILIZATION PONDS; TESTING; WASTEWATER;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 77955267569     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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