Feasibility studies on the treatment of dairy wastewaters with upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-212

  Ramasamy, E V ^a   Gajalakshmi, S ^a   Sanjeevi, R ^a   Jithesh, M N ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogas; Energy recovery; Methane; Organic loading rate; Sludge granules; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DAIRIES; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLURRIES;

DIGESTERS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; MANURE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; SUGAR INDUSTRY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DAIRYING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; KINETICS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 1642446539     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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