Performance of plastic- and sponge-based trickling filters treating effluents from an UASB reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1034-1042

  Almeida, P G S ^a   Marcus, A K ^b   Rittmann, B E ^b   Chernicharo, C A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater; Packing media; Post treatment; Trickling filter; UASB reactor; UASB TF system

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; POST TREATMENT; TRICKLING FILTER; UASB REACTOR; UASB/TF SYSTEM;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); LOADING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EFFLUENTS;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER;

ADVECTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DISPERSION; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAMMOX BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DISPERSION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCALE UP; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRICKLING FILTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PLASTICS; SEWAGE;

EID: 84875258069     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.658     Document Type: Article

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