Effect of the liquid upflow velocity on thermophilic sulphate reduction in acidifying granular sludge reactors

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-193

  Lens, P N L ^a   Korthout, D ^a   van Lier, J B ^a   Hulshoff Pol, L W ^a   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acidification; EGSB reactor; Granular sludge; Methanogenesis; Sulphate reduction; Thermophilic; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOGAS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIQUIDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EGSB REACTOR; GRANULAR SLUDGE; METHANOGENESIS; SULPHATE REDUCTION; THERMOPHILIC; UASB REACTOR;

LOADING;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; STARCH; SUCROSE; SULFATE; VALERIC ACID;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; GRANULAR BED; SULFATE; UASB REACTOR;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; INOCULATION; METHANOGENESIS; PH; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0035088461     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618294     Document Type: Article

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