Trickling filter and trickling filter-suspended growth process design and operation: A state-of-the-art review

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 388-404

  Daigger, Glen T ^a   Boltz, Joshua P ^a  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Design; Nitrification; Operation; Trickling filter; Trickling filter solids contact; Trickling filter suspended growth

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANIMALS; BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOFILMS; DESIGN; ELECTROMECHANICAL FILTERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HOSE; NITRIFICATION; ODOR CONTROL; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; PROCESS DESIGN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; HIGH STRENGTH WASTEWATER; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; OPERATION; OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS; TRICKLING FILTER; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

AIR FILTERS;

AERATION; ARTHROPOD; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTAINMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; FLY; GROWTH RATE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNAIL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; MACROFAUNA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; REVIEW; TRICKLING FILTER; TRICKLING FILTER SUSPENDED GROWTH PROCESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 79960318377     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12681059117210     Document Type: Review

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