Studies on treatment of low-strength effluents by UASB reactor and its application to dairy industry wash waters

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-238

  Sankar Ganesh, P ^a   Ramasamy, E V ^a,b   Gajalakshmi, S ^a   Sanjeevi, R ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogas; Dairy wastewater; Low strength; Methane; Organic loading rate; UASB

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS;

ARTICLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; EFFLUENT; ORGANIC WASTE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247887365     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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