Effect of process design and operating parameters on aerobic methane oxidation in municipal WWTPs

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 308-319

  Daelman, Matthijs R J ^a,b   Van Eynde, Tamara ^b   van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^a   Volcke, Eveline I P ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; ASM1; Climate footprint; Greenhouse gasses; Methanotrophic bacteria; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AEROBIC BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DESIGN; EFFLUENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; PROCESS DESIGN; RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL N°1; AERATION TANKS; CLIMATE FOOTPRINTS; GREENHOUSE GASSE; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PROCESS DESIGN PARAMETERS; SLUDGE MODELS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

METHANE; OXYGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; SIMULATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; EFFLUENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; OXIDATION; PROCESS DESIGN; SIMULATION; TANK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; AIR; ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; CITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84907665076     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.034     Document Type: Article

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