Mathematical modeling of high-rate Anammox UASB reactor based on granular packing patterns

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Tang, Chong Jian ^a,c   He, Rui ^b   Zheng, Ping ^b   Chai, Li Yuan ^a,c   Min, Xiao Bo ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FOR CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION   (China)

Author keywords

Anammox; Granular sludge; Modeling; Packing pattern; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX; ANAMMOX REACTOR; CONVERSION RATES; GRANULAR PACKINGS; GRANULAR SLUDGE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH RATE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LARGE PORE VOLUME; NITROGEN CONVERSION; PACKING DENSITY; PACKING PATTERNS; SIMPLE CUBIC; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SUBSTRATE CONVERSION; SUBSTRATE LOADING; UASB; UASB REACTOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIUM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRANULAR MEDIUM; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; SUBSTRATE;

ANAMMOX UASB REACTOR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84874349252     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.058     Document Type: Article

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