Full scale performance of the aerobic granular sludge process for sewage treatment

Water Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 207-217

  Pronk, M ^a   de Kreuk, M K ^a,b   de Bruin, B ^c   Kamminga, P ^d   Kleerebezem, R ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^d Waterschap Noorderzijlvest   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerobic granular sludge; Energy; Full scale; Granulation; Nutrient removal; Sewage treatment; Sludge volume index

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGES; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENERGY; FULL SCALE; NETHERLANDS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PERFORMANCE; SCALED-UP; SLUDGE PROCESS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX;

GRANULATION;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EFFLUENT; ENERGY USE; NITROGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NETHERLANDS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WINTER; AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

NETHERLANDS;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84938572578     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.011     Document Type: Article

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