High-rate anaerobic treatment of malting waste water in a pilot-scale EGSB system under psychrophilic conditions

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-146

  Rebac, Salih ^a   Van Lier, Jules B ^a   Janssen, Marcel G J ^a   Dekkers, Freddy ^b   Swinkels, Koen Th M ^b   Lettinga, Gatze ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Bavaria BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expanded granular sludge bed; Malting waste water; Methanogenesis; Psychrophilic conditions; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FOOD INDUSTRY; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; METHANOGENS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETOGENS; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED; MALTING WASTE WATER; METHANOGENESIS; PSYCHROPHILIC CONDITIONS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0030617338     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199702)68:2<135::AID-JCTB583>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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