Performance evaluation of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for treatment of paper mill wastewater

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 194-198

  Mahadevaswamy, M ^a   Sadashiva Murthy, B M ^a   Girijamma, A R ^a  

^a SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Organic loading rate; Sludge loading rate; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ORGANIC LOADING RATE (OLR); PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; PAPER MANUFACTURE; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SEWAGE; TIME;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642569537     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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