Treatment of phenolic wastewater in UASB reactor: Effect of nitrogen and phosphorous

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8497-8503

  Hussain, Athar ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a   Mehrotra, Indu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Phenol; Phosphorous; Sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERS; PHENOLIC WASTEWATERS; UASB REACTORS; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTORS;

WATER TREATMENT;

METHANE; NITROGEN; PHENOL; PHOSPHORUS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METHANOGENESIS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; KINETICS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 47749102926     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.059     Document Type: Article

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