MBR glossary (S)
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SAD
Specific aeration demand
SAE
Standard aeration efficiency (kgO2/kWh)
SAF
Submerged aerated filter
SBR
Sequencing batch reactor
SCADA
Supervisory control and data acquisitions
SDI
Silt density index
SED
Specific energy demand
SEDm
Specific energy demand for membrane aeration
SEDA
Specific energy demand for aeration
SEM
Scanning electron micrograph
SGD
Specific gas demand
SGDm
Specific gas demand – membrane area (in Nm3 gas/(hr.m2))
SGDp
Specific gas demand – permeate volume (in Nm3 gas/m3 permeate)
sMBR
Sidestream membrane bioreactor
SME
Small-to-medium sized enterprise
SMP
Soluble microbial product
SMPc
Soluble microbial product (carbohydrate)
SMPp
Soluble microbial product (protein)
SNdN
Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification
SOTE
Standard oxygen transfer efficiency
SRF
Specific resistance to filtration
SRT
Solids retention time
STP
Sewage treatment plant
SUVA
Specific UV absorbance per unit organic carbon concentration
SVI
Sludge volume index
SW
Spiral-wound
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