PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS

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Abstract
Biofilm models were used to model and predict the performance of Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC) in wastewater treatment plants. Assessment techniques have been adopted to evaluate this method in terms of hydraulic loading and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) removal. The results revealed that RBC not only is efficient, but also proven to be odor controlling reactor. RBC provides efficient mixing and reduces time of retention to minimum, so that a great reduction of area of treatment plants will be achieved.

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Volume 2, Issue 2
Spring 2009
Pages 164-176

  • Receive Date 01 June 2009
  • Revise Date 20 June 2009
  • Accept Date 25 June 2009