Automatic start-up of UASB reactors

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 397-402

  Punal A ^a   Melloni, P ^b   Roca, E ^a   Rozzi, A ^b   Lema, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROL SYSTEM; FED BATCH CULTURE; FLOW RATE; METHANE; ONLINE CONTROL;

BIOGAS; FEEDING; METHANE; REACTOR STARTUP; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS FLOW RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AUTOMATED CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEM; START UP (MACHINES); UASB REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0035339761     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2001)127:5(397)     Document Type: Article

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