Effect of loading rate on the granulation process and granular activity in a bench scale UASB reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1386-1392

  Zhou, Weili ^a   Imai, Tsuyoshi ^b   Ukita, Masao ^b   Li, Fusheng ^a   Yuasa, Akira ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymer; Granular activity; Granules; Organic loading rate; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMER; GRANULAR ACTIVITY; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; UASB REACTOR;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

POLYMER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; LOADING; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; FLOCCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33845729072     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.035     Document Type: Article

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