Axial dispersion model for upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 645-648

  Singhal, A ^a   Gomes, J ^a   Praveen, V V ^a   Ramachandran, K B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; MODEL; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

AXIAL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS (UASB);

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0032126269     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp980042f     Document Type: Article

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