Anaerobic treatment of low concentration waste water in an inverse fluidized bed reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Castilla, Patricia ^a   Meraz, Mónica ^a   Monroy, Oscar ^a   Noyola, Adalberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biomass concentration; Inverse fluidized bed; Municipal wastewater; Specific activity; Specific loading rate; Synthetic

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; BIOMASS CONCENTRATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES; INVERSE FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLUIDIZED BED; WASTEWATER;

BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUIDIZED BED; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033930443     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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