Hybrid activated sludge/biofilm process for the treatment of municipal wastewater in a cold climate region: A case study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1121-1129

  Di Trapani, Daniele ^a   Christensso, Magnus ^b   Ødegaard, Hallvard ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Ingegneria Idraulica ed Applicazioni Ambientali   (Italy)

^b AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofilm; Hybrid reactors; MBBR; Nitrification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; BATCH TESTS; BIOFILM CARRIERS; COLD CLIMATE; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; GAIN INSIGHT; HYBRID PROCESS; HYBRID REACTORS; INFLUENT FLOW; LOW TEMPERATURES; MBBR; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NITRIFICATION RATES; NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY; PILOT-SCALE STUDY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CLIMATIC REGION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYBRID; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VOLUME; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; COLD CLIMATE; LIQUID; LOW TEMPERATURE; MUNICIPAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; COLD CLIMATE; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79955655109     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.350     Document Type: Article

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