Eliminating non-renewable CO2 emissions from sewage treatment: An anaerobic migrating bed reactor pilot plant study

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 384-398

  Hartley, Ken ^a,b   Lant, Paul ^b  

^a Ken Hartley Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Dissolved methane; Energy recovery; Micro aeration; Sewage

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METHANE; SEWAGE AERATION; SUPERSATURATION;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; DISSOLVED METHANE; ENERGY RECOVERY; MICRO-AERATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; REACTOR OPERATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; METHANE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33749359157     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20929     Document Type: Article

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