Changes in pre-formed granule composition and structure in a sulphidogenic uasb treating a synthetic ferric oxalate wastewater

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1325-1335

  Teer, J E ^a,b   Leak, D J ^a,b   Dudeney, A W L ^a,b   Narayanan, A ^a,b   Stuckey, D C ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earth Resources Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granulation; Oxalate; Precipitation; SRB; UASB

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; GRANULATION; OXALIC ACID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL CELLS; FERRIC OXALATE; OXALATE; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION; SULPHATES; UASB; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; UPPER LAYER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

IRON; IRON OXALATE; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; UASB REACTOR;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPRESSION; INOCULATION; METHANOBACTERIALES; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SARCINA; SLUDGE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOSARCINA; METHANOBACTERIALES; SARCINA;

EID: 0034518793     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618165     Document Type: Article

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