The effect of shock loads on SAF bioreactors for sewage treatment works

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-80

  Hu, Bibo ^a   Wheatley, Andrew ^a   Ishtchenko, Vera ^b   Huddersman, Katherine ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hydrodynamics; Novel wool media; Residence time distribution; Submerged aerated filter; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA REMOVAL; HYDRAULIC SHOCKS; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; NORMAL OPERATIONS; NOVEL WOOL MEDIA; ORGANIC LOAD; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SHOCK LOAD; SHOCK LOADINGS; SLOW GROWTH; SUBMERGED AERATED FILTER; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOC REMOVAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOADING; NITRIFICATION; REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SHOCK PROBLEMS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WOOL; YARN;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650308275     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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