Strength characteristics of aerobic granular sludge

• Main Authors: Nor Anuar, A., Ujang, Z., Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M, De Kreuk, M. K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Iwa Publishing 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47538/; http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.837

Aerobic granular sludge has a number of advantages over conventional activated sludge flocs, such as cohesive and strong matrix, fast settling characteristic, high biomass retention and ability to withstand high organic loadings, all aspects leading towards a compact reactor system. Still there are...