Mechanisms and models for anaerobic granulation in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 661-673

  Liu, Yu ^a   Xu, Hai Lou ^a   Yang, Shu Fang ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic granulation; Granule; Mechanism; Model; UASB

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DEHYDRATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE TENSION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TRANSLOCATIONS;

GRANULATION;

POLYMER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; GRANULATION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DESICCATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SURFACE TENSION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037211484     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00351-2     Document Type: Article

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