Technical advances in biofilm reactors : proceedings of an IAWPRC Conference held in Nice, France, 4-6 April 1989

Section headings and selected papers: Film Attachment. Biomass retention in advanced anaerobic reactors, G Albagnac. Modified polyurethane carriers for biochemical waste water treatment, I Pascik. Wastewater treatment by attached-growth micro-organisms on a geotextile support, G Valentis & J Lesavre Rotating Biological Contactors and Submerged Carriers. Tertiary rotating biological contactors for nitrification, M Boller et al . The submerged biofilm process as a pre-treatment for polluted raw water for tap water supply, M Takasaki et al . Concepts and models for biofilm reactor performance, E Arvin & P Harremo s. Trickling Filters. Operating experience with large random packed biofilm reactors, P Orr & R Lawty. entative nitrogen removal with fixed bed processes in Malmo sewage treatment plant, B Andersson. Fixed Aerobic Granular Beds. Elimination of carbonaceous and nitrogenous pollutants by a twin-stage fixed growth process, G Carrand et al . Industrial-scale applications of fixed biomass on the Mediterranean seaboard. Design, operating results, P Gilles. Anaerobic Fixed-bed Reactors. Treatment of distillery wastewater using an anaerobic downflow stationary fixed-film reactor: performance of a large plant in operation for four years, Y Racault. Removal of sulphate and sulphite in an anaerobic trickling (ANTRIC) filter, E Sarner. Fluidized or Expanded Bed Reactors. High-rate nitrification in a biological fluidized bed, P F Cooper & S C Willi ms. Treatment of waste water at the El Aguila brewery (Madrid, Spain). Methanization in fluidized bed reactors, E Oliva et al . Subject index. New patents. 650 lit. refs. approx., 200 illus. approx.