Startup and operation of anaerobic EGSB reactor treating palm oil mill effluent

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-663

  ZHANG, Yejian ^a   YAN, Li ^b   CHI, Lina ^a   LONG, Xiuhua ^a   MEI, Zhijian ^a   ZHANG, Zhenjia ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB); mesophilic; palm oil mill effluent

Indexed keywords

PALM OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PLANT OILS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 45149115268     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62109-9     Document Type: Article

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