Enhanced granulation by natural ionic polymer additives in UASB reactor treating low-strength wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3801-3810

  Tiwari, Manoj K ^a   Guha, Saumyen ^a   Harendranath, C S ^b   Tripathi, Shweta ^a,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^c Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anionic polymer; Cationic polymer; Chitosan; Enhanced granulation; Low strength wastewater; Sapindus trifoliata; UASB reactor; Water absorbing polymer

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHITIN; IONIC STRENGTH; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANIONIC POLYMER; CATIONIC POLYMER; ENHANCED GRANULATION; LOW-STRENGTH WASTEWATER; SPINDUS TRIFOLIATA; USAB REACTOR; WATER-ABSORBING POLYMER;

GRANULATION;

CHITOSAN; LIPID; POLYMER; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHITOSAN; GRANULATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; GAS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SAPINDACEAE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

SAPINDUS;

EID: 24944505534     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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