Evaluation of a upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor with partial recirculation of effluent used to treat wastewaters from pulp and paper plants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1838-1848

  Buzzini, A P ^a   Pires, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic process; Black liquor; Pulp and paper wastewaters; UASB reactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PAPER WASTEWATERS; PULP WASTEWATERS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BIOGAS; METHANE; VOLATILE AGENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP PROCESSING; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGNIN; METHANE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BLACK LIQUORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER INDUSTRY;

EID: 33846830032     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.06.030     Document Type: Article

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