Effect of stepwise seeding on the performance of four anaerobic biofilters treating a synthetic stillage waste

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Cho, Jae Kyoung ^a   Kim, Beom Soo ^b   Park, Soon Chul ^a   Choi, Yong Su ^c   Chang, Ho Nam ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biofilter; AUBF; Biomass growth; COD removal; Gas production; Start up; Stepwise seeding

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

ANAEROBIC BIOFILTERS; BIOMASS GROWTH; STEPWISE SEEDING; SYNTHETIC STILLAGE WASTE;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIO; FILTERS; SEWAGE; SYNTHETIC STILLAGE;

EID: 0013581558     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0961-9534(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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