UASB reactor for domestic wastewater treatment at low temperatures: A comparison between a classical UASB and hybrid UASB-filter reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 295-301

  Lew, Beni ^a   Tarre, Shelly ^a   Belavski, Michael ^a   Green, M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Domestic wastewater; Hybrid UASB filter; Temperature effect; UASB

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); SEWAGE SLUDGE;

OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURES; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; FILTER REACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4344648387     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0865     Document Type: Article

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