Effect of high influent sulfate on anaerobic wastewater treatment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3037-3046

  Khanal, Samir Kumar ^a   Huang, Ju Chang ^b  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; High sulfate wastewater; Methane production; Oxygenation; Sulfide oxidation; Sulfide toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; METHANE; OXYGEN; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; CHEMICAL REACTORS; OXYGENATION;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; HIGH-SULFATE WASTEWATER; METHANE PRODUCTION; OXYGENATION; SULFIDE OXIDATION; SULFIDE TOXICITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SULFATE; SULFIDE; BIOGAS; METHANE; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; SULFATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL REACTORS; METHANE; OXYGENATION; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; LABORATORY; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGENATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SULFATE; SULFIDE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 28244486100     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X73929     Document Type: Article

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