A simplified analysis of reaction and mass transfer in uasb and egsb reactors

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-44

  Brito, A G ^a   Melo, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; EGSB and UASB reactors; Kinetics; Low strength wastewaters; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ENZYME KINETICS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; LIQUID FILMS; REACTION KINETICS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; KINETICS AND MASS TRANSFERS; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; UASB REACTOR; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

MASS TRANSFER;

ACETIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031035538     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616510     Document Type: Article

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