Nylon fibers as supporting media in anaerobic hybrid reactors: It's effects on system's performance and microbial distribution

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 4605-4612

  Chaiprasert, Pawinee ^a   Suvajittanont, Worakrit ^a   Suraraksa, Benjaphon ^a   Tanticharoen, Morakot ^b   Bhumiratana, Sakarindr ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Cassava starch wastewater; Hybrid reactor; Nylon fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; NYLON TEXTILES; STARCH;

ANAEROBIC HYBRID REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NYLON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STARCH;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0142042925     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00422-6     Document Type: Article

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