Determination of anaerobic biodegradability with a simple continuous fixed-bed reactor

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1513-1517

  Baumann, Urs ^a   Müller, Markus T ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Continuous fixed bed reactor; Metabolites; Test system

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLUCOSE; METHANE; POLYESTER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CAUSTIC SODA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GLUCOSE; METHANE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTINUOUS FIXED BED REACTORS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIODEGRADATION; REACTORS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0030615883     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00406-X     Document Type: Article

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