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Emerging Suspended-Growth Biological Processes

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Advanced Biological Treatment Processes

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Among the emerging suspended-growth biological treatment processes covered in this chapter are powdered activated carbon treatment (PACT) process, carrier-activated sludge process (CAPTOR and CAST systems), activated bio-filter (ABF), vertical loop reactor (VLR), and phostrip process. This chapter describes the above processes and explains their practice, limitations, design criteria, energy requirements, process equipment, performance, and costs.

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  1. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA, USA

    Nazih K. Shammas (Professor and Environmental Engineering Consultant, Ex-Dean and Director, Advisor) & Lawrence K. Wang (Ex-Dean and Director, Assistant to the President (retired), Vice President (retired)

  2. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA, USA

    Nazih K. Shammas (Professor and Environmental Engineering Consultant, Ex-Dean and Director, Advisor) & Lawrence K. Wang (Ex-Dean and Director, Assistant to the President (retired), Vice President (retired)

  3. Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, NY, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang (Ex-Dean and Director, Assistant to the President (retired), Vice President (retired)

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Shammas, N.K., Wang, L.K. (2009). Emerging Suspended-Growth Biological Processes. In: Wang, L.K., Shammas, N.K., Hung, YT. (eds) Advanced Biological Treatment Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 9. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-170-7_16

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