Enhancement of the performance of an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor treating low-strength wastewater through implementation of a variable stirring rate program

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-434

  Rodrigues, J A D ^a   Pinto, A G ^a   Ratusznei, S M ^a   Zaiat, M ^b   Gedraite, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MAUÁ DE TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic sequencing batch reactor; Granulated biomass; Performance enhancement; Stirring rate program; Synthetic domestic wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPELLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; GRANULATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT; STIRRING RATE PROGRAM;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 3042681644     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322004000300007     Document Type: Article

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