Toward long solids retention time of activated sludge processes: Benefits in energy saving, effluent quality, and stability

Water Environment Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-53

  Leu, Shao Yuan ^a   Chan, Licheng ^a   Stenstrom, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Emerging contaminants; Energy; Particle size; Solids retention time; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLARIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC CARBON; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ENERGY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; OXYGEN TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PARAMETERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

FUSCONAIA SUBROTUNDA;

EID: 84856794148     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143011X12989211841052     Document Type: Article

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