The effects of hydraulic and organic shock loads on the robustness of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors treating sewage

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Leitão, Renato C ^a   Santaellla, Sandra T ^b   van Haandel, A C ^c   Zeeman, Grietje ^d   Lettinga, Gatze ^d  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

COD removal efficiency; Effluent variability; pH stability; Recovery time; Shock load; Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT VARIABILITY; RECOVERY TIME; SHOCK LOAD; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SYSTEM STABILITY;

SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT STANDARD; FLOW RATE; METHANOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STEADY STATE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANAEROBIOSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE;

EID: 33748333135     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.485     Document Type: Article

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