Causes and effects of foaming in anaerobic sludge digesters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Pagilla, Krishna R ^a   Craney, Kent C ^b   Kido, Wendell H ^c  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Sacramento Reg Wastewater T   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Foaming; Gas production; Mixing; Nocardia; Volatile solids reduction

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE SOLIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOGAS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS MIXING; NOCARDIA; SOLID WASTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030659820     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00556-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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