Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal with enhanced bioparticle circulation in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-44

  Li, Ming ^a   Nakhla, George ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Bioparticle circulation; Circulating fluidized bed biofilm reactor (CFBBR); Decay; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOPARTICLES; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBON SOURCE; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; DECAY; HIGH RATE; LOW SLUDGE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN SOURCES; PREDATION; REACTION ZONES; RECIRCULATIONS; SODIUM ACETATE; TOTAL NITROGEN; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; SODIUM;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84862832408     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.073     Document Type: Article

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