Stability and reproducibility of low-temperature anaerobic biological wastewater treatment

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 449-458

  Collins, Gavin ^a   Mahony, Thérèse ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB); Low temperature anaerobic digestion; Reproducibility; Specific methanogenic activity; Stability

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPANDED BED REACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOMICROBIALES; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CITRIC ACID; COLD; CRENARCHAEOTA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTEOBACTERIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOMICROBIALES;

EID: 33644961555     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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