Anaerobic granular sludge bioreactor technology

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 225-245

  McHugh, Sharon ^a   O'Reilly, Caroline ^a   Mahony, Thérèse ^a   Colleran, Emer ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EGSB; Granular sludge; Methanogenic; UASB; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444445054     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RESB.0000040465.45300.97     Document Type: Article

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