Optimization of pre-treated palm oil mill effluent digestion in an up-flow anaerobic sludge fixed film bioreactor: A comparative study

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-237

  Zinatizadeh, A A L ^a   Mohamed, A R ^b   Mashitah, M D ^b   Abdullah, A Z ^b   Isa, M Hasnain ^b  

^a Water and Power Industry Institute for Applied and Scientific Higher Education   (Iran)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Central composite face centered design (CCFD); POME; Pre treatment; UASFF bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CENTRAL COMPOSITE FACE-CENTERED DESIGN (CCFD); POME; PRE-TREATMENT; UASFF BIOREACTOR;

VEGETABLE OILS;

ANION; BICARBONATE; CATION; METHANE; PALM OIL; POLYMER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SLUDGE; SUPERNATANT; UPFLOW REACTOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 34247857482     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.01.018     Document Type: Article

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