Enhancement of granulation and start-up in the anaerobic sequencing batch reactor

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 883-892

  Wirtz, Randall A ^a   Dague, Richard R ^b  

^a Strand Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

ASBR; COD; enhancement; granulation; methane; polymer; start up

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRANULATION; METHANE; POLYMERS;

ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; ENHANCEMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATION; FERRIC CHLORIDE; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUCROSE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030200016     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X127893     Document Type: Article

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