The mechanism and design of sequencing batch reactor systems for nutrient removal - the state of the art

Citation
N. Artan et al., The mechanism and design of sequencing batch reactor systems for nutrient removal - the state of the art, WATER SCI T, 43(3), 2001, pp. 53-60
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
02731223 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
53 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(2001)43:3<53:TMADOS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) process for carbon and nutrient removal is subject to extensive research, and it is finding a wider application in full-scale installations. Despite the growing popularity, however, a widely accepted approach to process analysis and modeling, a unified design basis , and even a common terminology are still lacking; this situation is now re garded as the major obstacle hindering broader practical application of the SBR. In this paper a rational dimensioning approach is proposed for nutrie nt removal SBRs based on scientific information on process stoichiometry an d modelling, also emphasizing practical constraints in design and operation .