Rotating biological contactor | Glossaire eau, milieu marin et biodiversité

Synonymes

Rotating biological filter.

Sens technique

Biological treatment process at fixed culture on carriages. These rotating biological contactors (RBC), generally polystyrene, measure 2 to 3 m in diameter and rotate about a horizontal axis by being partly immersed. Sludges, putrescible very produced by this system are removed by a secondary clarifier.

Source

according to Recyconsult

Thématiques associées

Drinking water and sanitation, Sanitation.

Autres termes utiles à la compréhension issus du glossaire

Wastewater treatment, Secondary treatment.

Terme associé dans le Thésaurus Eau et Biodiversité

DISQUE BIOLOGIQUE

Documents de référence

Directive 91/271/CEE du Conseil, du 21 mai 1991, relative au traitement des eaux urbaines résiduaires.

Translations

Disque biologique [fr].

Review status

Soumis au comité de relecture.