Comparison of mesophilic and thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors treating instant coffee production wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Dinsdale, Richard M ^a   Hawkes, Freda R ^a   Hawkes, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Instant coffee wastewater; Mesophilic; Thermophilic; UASB

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COFFEE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; REACTORS; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INSTANT COFFEE WASTEWATER; MESOPHILIC; THERMOPHILIC; TOTAL VOLATILE FATTY ACID; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030617174     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00233-3     Document Type: Article

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