Improved anaerobic process efficiency using mesophilic and thermophilic elutriated phased treatment

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 960-966

  Kim, Moonil ^a   Bae, Wookeun ^a   Speece, Richard E ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATIVE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ELUTRIATED PHASED TREATMENT (ADEPT); WASTING PROCESSES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; STIRRED TANK; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 4344664278     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:9(960)     Document Type: Article

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