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Sequencing Batch Reactors

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Biological Treatment Processes

Part of the book series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering ((HEE,volume 8))

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A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) can be either a biological SBR (BIO-SBR) or a physicochemical SBR (PC-SBR). BIO-SBR includes traditional sedimentation biological SBR, innovative flotation biological SBR (BIO-DAF-SBR), innovative membrane biological SBR (MBR-SBR), aerobic digestion SBR (AD-SBR), etc. All PC-SBR are innovative processes including at least sedimentation PC-SBR (PC-SED-SBR), flotation PC-SBR (PC-DAF-SBR), membrane PC-SBR (PC-membrance-SBR), granular activated carbon PC-SBR (PC-GAC-SBR), powdered activated carbon PC-SBR (PC-PAC-SBR), and ion exchange PC-SBR (PC-IX-SBR). Although all BIO-SBR and PC-SBR processes are introduced, special emphasis of this chapter is placed on traditional BIO-SBR which can be used for wastewater treatment aerobically (bio-oxidation and nitrification), or anoxically/anaerobically (denitrifi-cation). The advantages, disadvantages, applications, performance, theory, operation, maintenance, design of traditional biological SBR are presented in detail. Eleven design examples and case studies for both BIO-SBR and PC-SBR are reported.

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  1. Ex-Dean and Director, Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA, ; Assistant to the President (retired) Krofta Engineering Corporation,Lenox, MA and VP, Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, NY

    Lawrence K. Wang

  2. Department of Environmental Management, Providence, Senior Sanitary Engineer, State of Rhode Island, Office ofWasteManagement, RI

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    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

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    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  3. Zorex Corporation, 1 Dawn Drive, Latham, NY, 12110, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  4. Monsanto Company, 14620 Mill Spring Ct., Chesterfield, MO, 63017

    Norman C. Pereira PhD

  5. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, 16945 Deerfield Drive, Strongsville, OH, 44136, USA

    Yung-Tse Hung PhD, PE, DEE

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Wang, L.K., Li, Y. (2009). Sequencing Batch Reactors. In: Wang, L.K., Pereira, N.C., Hung, YT. (eds) Biological Treatment Processes. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 8. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-156-1_11

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