Influence of substrate concentration on microbial selection and granulation during start-up of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1140-1150

  Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Yan, Yue Gen ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Methanosarcina; Methanothrix; microbial selection; sludge loading rate; substrate; upflow anaerobic sludge blanket

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PEPTONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL AGGREGATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA; SARCINA;

EID: 0029806754     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X128540     Document Type: Article

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