Chapter 6: Biofilm Reactor Technology and Hybrid System Design

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Chapter 6: Biofilm Reactor Technology and Hybrid System Design

Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities, MOP 8, 7th Edition

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Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities, MOP 8, 7th Edition

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Design of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (MOP 8) is the principal reference for design of wastewater treatment, reflecting the approaches and practices of the industry’s leading experts. Part of the MOP 8 series, this manual is written for design professionals and features the most comprehensive coverage available of water resource recovery facility (WRRF) design. The 7th edition provides coverage of a wide variety of updated technologies and processes for wastewater treatment: • Current screening and grit technologies; • Emerging technologies for primary filtration; • Advances in membrane biofilm reactors, suspended-biofilm reactors, and evolving biofilm reactors; • Advances in tertiary treatment processes and technologies, including significant attention to PFAS; • Coverage of recent technological advancements in sidestream nitrogen removal and nutrient recovery; • Updated information related to peracids and other emerging disinfection technologies; • Expanded coverage of thermal technologies; and • Advances in biosolids handling, including improvements in sludge thickening and dewatering technologies.

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Water Environment Federation

SourceDesign of Water Resource Recovery Facilities Tawsk Force of the Water Environment Federation

Document typeDigital Book

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Sep 2025

Print ISBN 978-1-57278-485-7

EISBN 978-1-57278-494-9

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First / last page(s)1 - 1295

Word count557,178

Subject keywordsDesignMOP 8Site selectionPlant layoutPreliminary treatmentPrimary treatmentBiofilm reactorDisinfectionNatural systemsOdorAir emissionsDewateringSolids thickeningThermal processingSolids managementResidualsBiosolidsThermal processing