Performance evaluation of a novel open trickling filter for the post-treatment of anaerobic effluents from small communities

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2746-2752

  Vieira, P C ^a   Von Sperling, M ^a   Nogueira, L C M ^a   Assis, B F S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Domestic sewage; Open trickling filter; Organic matter; Performance evaluation; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS (BOD); DOMESTIC SEWAGE; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRICKLING FILTER; UASB REACTOR; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DESIGN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MACHINERY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEWAGE; TURBINES;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC MATTER;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EFFLUENT; FILTER; HYDRAULICS; PERFORATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WEIR;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; FILTER; NITRIFICATION; OPEN TRICKLING FILTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION SIZE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREAMENT;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; CITIES; FILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84880013734     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.195     Document Type: Article

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