Energy benchmarking in wastewater treatment plants: The importance of site operation and layout

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 260-269

  Belloir, C ^a   Stanford, C ^b   Soares, A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN WATER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical energy; electrical energy; manual energy; mechanical energy; oxidation ditch

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; OXIDATION; PLANT LAYOUT; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; MANUAL ENERGY; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; OXIDATION DITCH;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMMONIA; WASTE WATER;

BENCHMARKING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DESIGN; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY BENCHMARKING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MECHANICAL ENERGY; OXIDATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TANK; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; BENCHMARKING; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84911948414     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.951403     Document Type: Article

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