Performance of inverse anaerobic fluidized bed reactor for treating high strength organic wastewater during start-up phase

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 6280-6284

  Sowmeyan, R ^a   Swaminathan, G ^b  

^a PERIYAR MANIAMMAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogas production; Biomass; Inverse anaerobic fluidized bed; Organic loading rate; Start up

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; INVERSE ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED; ORGANIC LOADING RATE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BIOGAS; GLASS; METHANE; PERLITE;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZED BEDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; ORGANIC WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 44149091963     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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