The adsorption of heavy metals in an acidogenic thermophilic anaerobic reactor

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2969-2972

  Leighton, I R ^a   Forster, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidogenic sludge; Binding; Heavy metals; Thermophilic sludge; Two phase digestion

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS; METHANOGENS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

METAL BINDING; THERMOPHILIC SLUDGE; TWO PHASE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; HEAVY METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031543272     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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