The role of sulphidogenesis in anaerobic treatment phase of tannery wastewater treatment in advanced integrated wastewater pond system

Biodegradation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-227

  Tadesse, I ^a   Green, F B ^b   Puhakka, J A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced facultative pond; Methanogenesis; Submerged fermentation pit; Sulphidogenesis; Tannery wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRONS; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANNING;

SULPHIDOGENESIS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SULFATE;

BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SULFIDE; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LEATHER INDUSTRY; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; POND; REACTOR; REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0038167216     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024347721050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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