Application of the UASB inoculated with flocculent and granular sludge in treating sewage at different hydraulic shock loads

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4073-4077

  Sabry, Tarek ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Flocculent sludge; Granular sludge; Shock loads; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENT; FLOCCULENT SLUDGE; GRANULAR SLUDGE; SHOCK LOADS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; FLOCCULATION; INOCULATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEWAGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 40749126051     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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