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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, vol.39, no.7, pp.1913-1924, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
The study is focused on defining a conceptual approach for the design of activated sludge systems treating strong wastewater for nitrogen removal. The effect of major factors such as COD/N ratio, denitrification potential, available nitrate, anoxic volume fraction, and recycle ratio is evaluated in terms of basic stoichiometry. An algorithm for appropriate design is developed for a continuous flow activated sludge and sequencing batch reactor, both operated in a predenitrification mode. The design approach is tested for two types of strong industrial wastewaters with different N contents and COD/N ratios and a typical domestic sewage for comparative evaluation.