Effect of specific gas loading rate on thermophilic (55°C) acidifying (pH 6) and sulfate reducing granular sludge reactors

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1033-1047

  Lens, P N L ^a   Klijn, R ^a   Van Lier, J B ^a   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acidification; Gas loading rate; Granular sludge; Methanogenesis; Sulfate reduction; Thermophilic; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SULFATE MINERALS; WASTEWATER;

GAS LOADING RATE;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; STARCH; SUCROSE; SULFATE;

ACIDIFICATION; GRANULAR BED; METHANE; SLUDGE; SULFATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0037348684     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00459-1     Document Type: Article

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