Environmental performance of biological nutrient removal processes from a life cycle perspective

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2013, Pages 506-512

  Ontiveros, Guillermo A ^a   Campanella, Enrique A ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal processes; Life Cycle Assessment; Wastewater process simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOGAS;

EFFLUENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; REDUCTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL PROCESSES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER PROCESS SIMULATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84888435120     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.059     Document Type: Article

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