Performance evaluation of an UASB reactor used for combined treatment of domestic sewage and excess aerobic sludge from a trickling filter

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 227-234

  Pontes, P P ^a   Chernicharo, C A L ^b   Frade, E C ^b   Porto, M T R ^b  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Digestion of aeorbic sludge; Domestic sewage; Trickling filter; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

HYDRAULIC DETENTION TIME;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FED BATCH REACTOR; FILTER; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC WASTE; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR MONITORING; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 0242636269     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0406     Document Type: Conference Paper

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