Anaerobic degradation of cornstarch in wastewater in two upflow reactors

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Kwong, Tin Sang ^b   Fang, Herbert H P ^a,b  

^a ASCE ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC FILTER; BIODEGRADABLE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; CORNSTARCH; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; METHANE; PH; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STARCH; WASTEWATER;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; REACTOR; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0002285763     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1996)122:1(9)     Document Type: Article

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