Effects of scale-up on a hybrid moving bed biofilm reactor - membrane bioreactor for treating urban wastewater

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 808-816

  Leyva Diaz J C ^a   Martin Pascual J ^a   Gonzalez Lopez J ^a   Hontoria, E ^a   Poyatos, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Membrane bioreactor; Modelling; Moving bed; Scale up

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MOVING BED; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; SCALE-UP; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 84886999066     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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