Effect of dynamic loading on biological nutrient removal in a pilot-scale liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed bioreactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 906-913

  Chowdhury, Nabin ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abatement and removal; Biofilm; Denitrification; Dynamic loads; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Fluidized bed technology; Nitrification; Nutrient balance; Nutrients; Phosphorus; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FLUIDIZED BED TECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENT BALANCE; UV DISINFECTION;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CLARIFICATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISINFECTION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; LIQUIDS; LOADING; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FLUIDIZATION; LAVA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77956695267     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000221     Document Type: Article

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