Dynamics of extracellular polymeric substances in UASB and EGSB reactors treating medium and low concentrated wastewaters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 41-49

  Puñal, Ana ^a   Brauchi, S ^a   Reyes, J G ^a   Chamy, R ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; POLYSACCHARIDES; WASTEWATER;

GRANULE STABILITY;

POLYMERS;

POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0242551495     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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