Effect of effluent recycling and shock loading on the biodegradation of complex phenolic mixture in hybrid UASB reactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3745-3753

  Ramakrishnan, Anushuya ^a   Gupta, Sudhir Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Coal wastewater; Effluent recycle; Hybrid reactor; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

COAL WASTEWATER; EFFLUENT RECYCLE; HYBRID REACTOR; PHENOLICS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PHENOL; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; METHANE; OXYGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAL; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; HYBRID UP FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; METHANE; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 43849087687     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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