ADVANTAGES OF USING FIXED FILM TREATMENT AS COMPARED TO THE

SUSPENDED TREATMENT.

 Resistant to organic and hydraulic shock loads.

 No electrical energy required.

 Can be built and repaired with locally available materials.

 Long service life.

 Moderate capital costs and operating costs

 High reduction of BOD and

 solids.

 High COD loading

 Small bioreactor volumes due to high volumetric organic loading rates

 High biomass concentrations and long SRTs achievable

 Small bioreactor volumes due to high volumetric organic loading rates

 High-Q effluent achievable

 Mechanically simple

 Compact system, relatively small land area

 Performance not dependent on development dense, settleable solids

 Well mixed conditions produced in bioreactor