Sulphate-reducing laboratory-scale high-rate anaerobic reactors for treatment of metal- and sulphate-containing mine wastewater

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 599-608

  Tuppurainen, K O ^a   Vaisanen A O ^a   Rintala, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biological metal removal; Mining wastewater; Sulphate reduction; Uasb reactor; Zinc removal

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; SULFATE; GLUCOSE; METAL; OXYGEN; SUGAR; ZINC;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MINING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; SLUDGE; SUGAR INDUSTRY; TIME; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

METALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUGAR FACTORIES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

METAL REMOVAL; MINING WASTEWATER; SULPHATE REDUCTION; UASB REACTOR; ZINC REMOVAL;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; METAL; MINE WATER; SULFATE; UASB REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0035986692     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332308618382     Document Type: Article

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