The role of process configuration in the performance of anaerobic systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 539-547

  Speece, Richard E ^a   Duran, Metin ^a   Demirer, Goksel ^b   Zhang, Henry ^a   Distefano, Thomas ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic processes; Process configuration; Process performance

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS PERFORMANCE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHANOBACTERIUM; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030668126     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00566-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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