Favourable alkalinity and volatile fatty acids for start-up and operation of UASB reactor

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Environmental Engineering Division

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Ghangrekar, M M ^a   Joshi, S G ^b   Asolekar, S R ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; pH; Start up; UASB reactor; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009985629     PISSN: 0251110X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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