Continuous anaerobic treatment of wastewaters containing formaldehyde and urea

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-291

  Vidal, G ^a   Jiang, Z P ^b   Omil, F ^c   Thalasso, F ^d   Mendez R ^c   Lema, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adhesives manufacturing wastewaters; Anaerobic treatment; Formaldehyde; Toxicity; UASB reactor; Urea

Indexed keywords

UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

FATTY ACIDS; FORMALDEHYDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; TOXICITY; UREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; SUCROSE; UREA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

FORMALDEHYDE; UREA; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0032815639     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00031-0     Document Type: Article

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