Performance of and biomass characterisation in a UASB reactor treating domestic waste water at ambient temperature

Water SA

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Ruiz, I ^a   Soto, M ^a   Veiga, M C ^a   Ligero, P ^a   Vega, A ^a   Blazquez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METHANE; SLUDGE; SPAIN; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPLETELY MIXED SLUDGE DIGESTER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 0032126173     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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