An integrated approach for the treatment of vegetable tanning wastewaters

Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Madhan, B ^a   Sreeram, K J ^a   Sharli, A ^a   Rao, J R ^a   Nair, B U ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DETOXIFICATION; DNA; IRON; LEATHER; METHANOGENS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TANNING;

CHEMO-AUTOTROPHIC ACTIVATED CARBON OXIDATION (CAACO); POINT OF ZERO CHARGE (PZC); UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (USAB); ZINC-TANNATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 13644271821     PISSN: 01440322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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