Effect of influent strength changes on the performance of a down-flow anaerobic fixed bed reactor treating piggery waste

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-82

  Sanchez E ^a   Travieso, L ^a   Weiland, P ^b   Borja, R ^c   Nikolaeva, S ^d  

^a División De Consultores Ambientales CONAM   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fixed bed reactor; Influent strength; Organic loading rate; Piggery waste; Shock loading

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRAULICS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL WASTE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; FIXED BED; PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC FIXED BED REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; REACTOR OPERATION; STRENGTH; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036662349     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(02)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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