Moving bed biofilm reactor technology: Process applications, design, and performance

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 560-575

  McQuarrie, James P ^a   Boltz, Joshua P ^b  

^a Metro Wastewater Reclamation District   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anammox; Biofilm; Carbon oxidation; Denitrification; Moving bed biofilm reactor; Nitrification; Partial nitritation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CLARIFICATION; CLARIFIERS; DENITRIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; LIQUIDS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; ANAMMOX; CARBON OXIDATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; LIQUID-SOLIDS SEPARATION; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; PARTIAL NITRITATION; SUBMERGED BIOFILM REACTOR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; SULFIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; FILTER; FRAGMENTATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLUME; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 79960345866     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12851009156286     Document Type: Article

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