Anaerobic bioprocessing of sewage sludge, focusing on degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Angelidaki, I ^a   Torang L ^a   Waul, C M ^a   Schmidt, J E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 step process; Continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR); Inhibition; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS); Sludge; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor (UASB)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION;

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; WATER SCIENCE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; STIRRED TANK; UASB REACTOR;

ABSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOPROCESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GAS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; SLUDGE DIGESTION; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 3242800614     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0622     Document Type: Article

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