Performance of an on-site UASB reactor treating leachate at low temperature

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 537-546

  Kettunen, Riitta H ^a   Rintala, Jukka A ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Anaerobic treatment; Landfill; Leachate; Low temperature; Metals; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; IRON; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; METALS; METHANE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLID WASTES; TEMPERATURE;

MESOPHILIC INOCULUM; METALS ACCUMULATION; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CALCIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; METHANE;

LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MINE; REACTOR;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LANDFILL; LEACHING; METHANOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0032030530     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00319-9     Document Type: Article

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