Morphological study of the granules in UASB and hybrid reactors

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-212

  Gupta, Sunil Kumar ^a   Gupta, S K ^b  

^a Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology   (Bhutan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Granulation; Hybrid reactor; Morphology; Spent wash; UAS Breactor

Indexed keywords

METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 28044463143     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-005-0272-4     Document Type: Article

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