Anaerobic treatment of high sulfate wastewater with oxygenation to control sulfide toxicity

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1104-1111

  Khanal, Samir Kumar ^a   Huang, Ju Chang ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filters; Anaerobic processes; Oxygenation; Sulfates; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXYGENATION; SULFATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0347379720     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:12(1104)     Document Type: Article

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