Impact of temperature on performance, microbiological, and hydrodynamic aspects of UASB reactors treating municipal wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 211-217

  Singh, K S ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregated biomass; Low temperature; Municipal wastewater; Performance; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES (HRTS);

WASTEWATER;

SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDRODYNAMICS; MUNICIPAL WASTE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE; REACTOR OPERATION; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0242551473     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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