Treatment of a low concentration industrial chemicals mixture in an UASB reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Castilla, P ^a   Leyva, A ^a   Garcia U ^a   Monroy, O ^a   Meraz, M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Complex wastewater; Degradation; Methanogenesis; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; METHANOGENS; MINERALOGY; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMPLEX WASTEWATER; LOW CONCENTRATION INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS MIXTURE; METHANOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; META XYLENE; METHANOL; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; STYRENE;

UASB REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINERALIZATION; PERFORMANCE; REACTOR OPERATION; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 25144434667     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0543     Document Type: Article

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