The aerobic treatment of grease-containing fast food restaurant wastewaters

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-61

  Wakelin, N G ^a   Forster, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Fast food restaurants; Fats; Grease; Oils

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; OILS AND FATS;

AEROBIC TREATMENT; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; WEIR TANK REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032002466     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758298529263     Document Type: Article

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