Effects of added powdered and granular activated carbons on start-up performance of uasb reactors

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1095-1101

  Yu, H Q ^a   Tay, J H ^b   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon (GAC); Granulation; Inert carrier; Powdered activated carbon (PAC); Start up; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; REACTOR STARTUP; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INERT CARRIERS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; START-UP PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032755389     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616906     Document Type: Article

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