Whey treatment by AnSBBR with circulation: Effects of organic loading, shock loads, and alkalinity supplementation

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-275

  Bezerra, Roberto A ^b   Rodrigues, José A D ^a   Ratusznei, Suzana M ^a   Zaiat, Marcelo ^b   Foresti, Eugenio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MAUÁ DE TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkalinity supplementation; AnSBBR; Cheese whey; Shock load; Volumetric loading rate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; POLYURETHANES; SALTS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ALKALINITY SUPPLEMENTATION; CHEESE WHEY; SHOCK LOADS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

ALKALINITY;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WHEY;

EID: 36949007161     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-007-8030-1     Document Type: Article

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