Performance of a hybrid activated sludge/biofilm process for wastewater treatment in a cold climate region: Influence of operating conditions

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-219

  Di Trapani, Daniele ^a   Christensson, Magnus ^b   Torregrossa, Michele ^a   Viviani, Gaspare ^a   Ødegaard, Hallvard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biological wastewater treatment; Hybrid reactors; Integrated Fixed film Activated Sludge; MBBR; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; HYBRID REACTOR; INTEGRATED FIXED-FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MBBR; NITRIFICATION ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME;

BIOFILMS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM UPTAKE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COLD CLIMATE; FOAMING; HYBRID; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84880380054     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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