Name: Fatima Anwar Roll No.

: 2018-MS-EN-13

Difference between Types of Trickling Filters

Sr.
Parameter BioFilter Accelofilter Aerofilter
No.

1 Depth 1.2 m – 1.5 m 1.8 – 2.4 m 1.8 m

Recirculation is
The wastewater is done only during
recirculated to The wastewater low sewage
primary settling is recirculated flow. The
2 Recirculation
tank for a second to distribution recirculated
passage through feed. water is fed to
the filter primary settling
tank.

11000 -12000 kg
9000 -11000 kg 9000 kg BOD5
BOD5 per
3 Organic Load BOD5 per hectare per hectare
hectare meter per
meter per day meter per day
day

110 – 330 MLD < 340 MLD per 150 MLD per
4 Hydraulic Load per hectare of filter hectare of filter hectare of filter
area area area

It is applied in
Intimate contact of
the form of rain
sewage with the Same as
5 Application of wastewater drops by using
biological film of BioFilter
special type of
organic matter
distributors