Feasibility of utilizing moving bed biofilm reactor to upgrade and retrofit municipal wastewater treatment plants

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 963-972

  Javid, A H ^a   Hassani, A H ^a   Ghanbari, B ^b   Yaghmaeian, K ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carrier; MBBR; Optimization; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84896871048     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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