Effects of high calcium concentrations on the development of methanogenic sludge in upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1255-1263

  Van Langerak, E P A ^a   Gonzalez Gil, G ^a   Van Aelst, A ^a   Van Lier, J B ^a   Hamelers, H V M ^a   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic wastewater treatment; Calcium carbonate precipitation; Phosphate removal; Scaling; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM; CARBONATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; HIGH CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; METHANOGENIC SLUDGE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOGENESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032055742     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00335-7     Document Type: Article

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