Sustainable integrated biological wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 85-98

  Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic sludge bed reactor; Anaerobic treatment; Biodegradable organics; Expanded granular sludge bed reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTOR; ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANICS; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; GRANULAR SEED SLUDGES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030006834     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00303-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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