A full scale worm reactor for efficient sludge reduction by predation in a wastewater treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5916-5924

  Tamis, J ^a,b   van Schouwenburg, G ^b   Kleerebezem, R ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SR Technologie BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic Oligochaetes; Biological disintegration; Full scale implementation; Sludge reduction; Worms

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; DISINTEGRATION; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; AQUATIC OLIGOCHAETES; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WORMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

METHANE;

ANNELID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DIGESTIBILITY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PREDATION; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; AULOPHORUS FURCATUS; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS DIFFUSION; METHANOGENESIS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TANK; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

DERO FURCATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 80054012148     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.046     Document Type: Article

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