TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of RBC and SBR systems for the treatment of sewage from small communities
AU - Akunna, Joseph C.
AU - Shepherd, W.
PY - 2001/5
Y1 - 2001/5
N2 - This paper describes a study which was carried out to evaluate the performance of two types of small sewage-treatment plant which are commonly available in the UK, i.e. a rotating biological contactor and a sequencing batch reactor. Both systems produced an effluent quality of less than 20 mg/l BOD and 30 mg/l SS; however, the sequencing batch reactor was more consistent in producing a better effluent (i.e. BOD<10 mg/l and SS<20 mg/l) than the rotating biological contactor. The sequencing batch reactor also demonstrated a greater tendency to remove nutrients, although the special design features which were used in this study were believed to have enhanced the rate of nutrient removal.
AB - This paper describes a study which was carried out to evaluate the performance of two types of small sewage-treatment plant which are commonly available in the UK, i.e. a rotating biological contactor and a sequencing batch reactor. Both systems produced an effluent quality of less than 20 mg/l BOD and 30 mg/l SS; however, the sequencing batch reactor was more consistent in producing a better effluent (i.e. BOD<10 mg/l and SS<20 mg/l) than the rotating biological contactor. The sequencing batch reactor also demonstrated a greater tendency to remove nutrients, although the special design features which were used in this study were believed to have enhanced the rate of nutrient removal.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2001.tb00322.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2001.tb00322.x
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 147
EP - 151
JO - Water and Environment Journal
JF - Water and Environment Journal
SN - 1747-6593
IS - 2
ER -