Influence of nitrate and sulfate on the anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical wasterwater

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 568-573

  Rodriguez Martinez J ^a   Garza Garcia, Y ^b   Aguilera Carbo, A ^b   Martinez Amador S Y ^b   Sosa Santillan, G J ^b  

^a Departamento de Biotechnología ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; INDUSTRY; METHANE; NITRATES; PH; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

METHANE; NITRATE; SULFATE;

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; PH; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 30344433429     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200520101     Document Type: Article

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