Comparative evaluation of full-scale UASB reactors treating alcohol distillery wastewaters in terms of performance and methanogenic activity

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-144

  Ince, Orhan ^a   Kolukirik, Mustafa ^a   Oz, Nilgun Ayman ^b   Ince, Bahar Kasapgil ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol distillery; Epifluorescence microscopy; Performance; Specific acetoclastic methanogenic activity; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROORGANISMS; PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; POTENTIAL METHANE PRODUCTION (PMP); SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY (SMA) TESTS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

METHANE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UASB REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 13844297952     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1154     Document Type: Article

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