Design of upelow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor for treatment of organic wastewaters

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-132

  Ghangrekar, M M ^a   Kahalekar, U J ^a   Takalkar, S V ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Feed inlet design; GLS separator; HRT; Liquid upflow velocity; OLR; SLR; UASB

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC ASPECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; ORGANIC WASTE; REVIEW; STRENGTH; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 3042720460     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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