Effect of HRT and temperature on the acidogenesis of municipal primary sludge and industrial wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9 -9 pt 7, 1998, Pages 417-423

  Banerjee, A ^a   Elefsiniotis, P ^a   Tuhtar, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BOMA Environmental and Safety Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Anaerobic digestion; Hydraulic retention time; Temperature; Volatile fatty acids; Wastewater composition

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDOGENESIS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; REACTOR; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031730451     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00719-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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