title: The mechanism and design of sequencing batch reactor systems for nutrient removal--the state of the art.
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 regarded as the major obstacle hindering broader practical application of the SBR. In this paper a rational dimensioning approach is proposed for nutrient removal SBRs based on scientific information on process stoichiometry and modelling, also emphasizing practical constraints in design and operation.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University I.T.U. Insaat Fakültesi, 80626 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Artan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilderer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orhon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morgenroth
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozgür
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D002244:Carbon / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012498:Sanitary Engineering; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012722:Sewage; D010758:Phosphorus; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen