Degradation of phenol in wastewater in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1353-1360

  Fang, Herbert H P ^a   Chen, Tong ^a   Li, Yu You ^a   Chui, Ho Kwong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bioactivity; Granule; Loading; Microstructure; Phenol; Shock; Temperature; UASB; Yield

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PH; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOACTIVITY; SHOCKS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR;

PHENOLS;

METHANE; PHENOL;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANOBACTERIUM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; REACTORS; SLUDGE BLANKET; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0030175494     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00309-6     Document Type: Article

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