Municipal wastewater treatment by UASB process: Start-up at 20°C and operation at low temperatures

Environmental Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 621-634

  Singh, K S ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Performance; Temperature; UASB reactor; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; IMPACT OF TEMPERATURES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PERFORMANCE; UASB REACTOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MUNICIPAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GOVERNMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4043100468     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2004.9619352     Document Type: Article

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