Anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent in a two-stage up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) system

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-135

  Borja, Rafael ^a   Banks, Charles J ^b   Sánchez, Enrique ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Depto Estud Sobre Contaminacion A   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Palm oil mill effluent POME; pH Control; Two stage UASB system

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; METHANOGENS; PH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDOGENIC REACTOR; INFLUENT WASTEWATER; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET SYSTEM;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

PALM OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343396426     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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