| Unlike conventional biological processes
with active sludge, moving bed technology has the
following advantages: |

A lower biological reactor volume but the support
provides a high specific surface. |

Processes with a high flexibility since according
to the percentage filling of the plastic support
used in the reactor (over 70% not recommended) the
surface area is modified and as a consequence the
efficiency of the process. |

It does not require recirculation of the biomass
to the reactor. This jeans that the biomass does
not depend on the final separation of the sludge
and as a consequence the usual problems found in
conventional active sludge processes a result of
sludge sedimenting (filamentous bulking etc...). |

Simple operation and control for this type of processes.
Blockage problems are avoided and as a consequence
continuous periods of cleaning. There is no need
to control the sludge removal and purging since
the system maintains the biomass in the reactor
until it comes off the support. |

It allows the generation of a characteristic biomass
for any type of reactor (aerobic, anoxic or anaerobic)
producing a biofilm with a very high activity. Higher
levels of nitrification and denitrification to those
obtained in conventional processes. |