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Aeration of concentrated activated sludge
Author(s) -
Stiefel Robert C.,
Washington Donald R.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260080306
Subject(s) - aeration , activated sludge , environmental science , biochemical oxygen demand , phase (matter) , process (computing) , waste management , chemistry , process engineering , environmental engineering , chemical oxygen demand , sewage treatment , computer science , engineering , organic chemistry , operating system
A multiphase project has been planned to develop a new biological process capable of economically treating high BOD wastes. Herein is presented the results of the first phase of the program, in which the feasibility of growing concentrated microbial cultures was investigated and the oxygen and power requirements for maintaining such cultures were determined. An example is given of the scale‐up of power requirements for oxygen transfer in a prototype system.