Applications of anaerobic digestion for the treatment of industrial wastewaters in Europe

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-46

  Wheatley, A D ^a   Fisher, M B ^a   Grobicki, A M W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Brewery effluent; Industrial effluents; Treatment costs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BREWERIES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FOOD INDUSTRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE; UK;

EID: 0031078122     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00086.x     Document Type: Article

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