The effect of extreme temperatures (70-80°C) on the effluent quality and sludge characteristics of UASB reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 325-332

  Lepistö, Raghida ^a   Rintala, Jukka ^b,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acetate; Anaerobic; Effluent quality; Extreme thermophilic; Sludge characteristics; Start up; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METHANOGENS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETATE; INITIAL SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY (ISMA); PROPIONATE; THERMOMECHANICAL PULP WHITEWATER; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED (UASB) REACTORS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT STANDARD; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030668124     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00539-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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