Pilot-scale experience with biological nutrient removal and biomass yield reduction in a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed bioreactor

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 772-781

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biological phosphorus removal; Biomass yield; Liquid solid circulating fluidized bed; Nitrification denitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLARIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; LIQUIDS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; BIOMASS YIELD; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; LIQUID-SOLID CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BEDS; NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; POLLUTION CONTROL PLANTS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GLACIAL MASS BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79952110138     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12609736967080     Document Type: Article

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