A review: The anaerobic treatment of sewage in UASB and EGSB reactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-190

  Seghezzo, Lucas ^a   Zeeman, Grietje ^b   Van Lier, Jules B ^b   Hamelers, H V M ^b   Lettinga, Gatze ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Domestic wastewater; EGSB reactors; Sewage; UASB reactors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; RAW SEWAGE; SETTLED SEWAGE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ASIA; BIOREACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TROPICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0032171348     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00046-7     Document Type: Review

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