Investigation of the sludge reduction mechanism in the anaerobic side-stream reactor process using several control biological wastewater treatment processes

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6021-6029

  Chon, Dong Hyun ^a   Rome, McNamara ^a   Kim, Young Mo ^a   Park, Ki Young ^b   Park, Chul ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic digestion; Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobic side stream reactor (SSR); Sludge reduction; Yield

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; PROCESS CONTROL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; SIDE STREAMS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; YIELD;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; BIOSOLID; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC DIGESTER; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AEROBIC SIDE STREAM REACTOR; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC SIDE STREAM REACTOR; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; SLUDGE SETTLING; SOLID RETENTION TIME; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80054047642     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.051     Document Type: Article

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