Municipal-wastewater treatment using upflow-anaerobic filters

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-242

  Manariotis, Ioannis D ^b   Grigoropoulos, Sotirios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Region of Western Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filters; Anaerobic processes; Biofilm reactors; Biological treatment; Efficiency; Municipal wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

ANAEROBIC FILTERS; ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC FILTER; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DETERIORATION; EVALUATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CITY; FILTRATION; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER FLOW;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CITIES; FILTRATION; HOUSING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 33745875325     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X90029     Document Type: Article

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