Biofilm reactor technology for low temperature anaerobic waste treatment: Microbiology and process characteristics

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 107-113

  McHugh, S ^a   Collins, G ^a   Mahony, T ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

16S rRNA genes; Biofilm reactors; Granular sludge; Psychrophilic wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METHANOGENS; MICROBIOLOGY; RNA; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC REACTORS; BIOFILM REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BIOMONITORING; GRANULAR SLUDGE BED; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; PSYCHROPHILIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OXYGEN; RNA 16S; SUCROSE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOREACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; STRENGTH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WHEY;

EID: 27744499039     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0188     Document Type: Article

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