Process kinetics of UASB reactors treating non-inhibitory substrate

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 762-772

  Huang, Ju Sheng ^a   Jih, Charng Gwo ^b   Lin, Shin Dow ^a   Ting, Wen Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Granule size distribution; Mass fraction of methanogens; Parametric sensitivity; Reaction kinetics; Superficial flow velocity; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

NON-INHIBITORY SUBSTRATES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ACETIC ACID; LITHIUM; SUCROSE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; FATTY ACID; KINETICS; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPERIMENTATION; FLOW RATE; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHANOGENESIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0038016790     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.858     Document Type: Article

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