Tannery Wastewater Treatment Using an Upflow Anaerobic Fixed Biofilm Reactor (UAFBR)

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 587-599

  Song, Z ^a,d   Williams, C J ^b   Edyvean, R G J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Forward   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Biofilm; COD; Methane; Tannery wastewaters; Upflow anaerobic fixed biofilm reactor (UAFBR)

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

METHANE; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROCARRIER CULTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SOLID STATE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC FIXED BIOFILM REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0345305866     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503770736104     Document Type: Article

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