Macromolecular composition and anaerobic degradation of the sludge produced in a sequencing batch reactor

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Chelme, Susana ^a   Fonseca, Pamela ^a   Mercado, Rodrigo ^a   Alarcon, Nelson ^a   Sánchez, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Sequencing batch reactor; Sludge

Indexed keywords

AIR; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOW RATE; MACROMOLECULES; METHANE; NITRATES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFATE MINERALS;

AIR FLOW RATES; ANAEROBIC (UASB); ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; CHEMICAL-OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); MACROMOLECULAR COMPOSITION; METHANE PRODUCTION; OPERATING CONDITIONS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (P(3HB)); SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR); SYNTHETIC WASTEWATERS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; PROTEIN;

AIRFLOW; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; MACROMOLECULE; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 47749156734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol11-issue3-fulltext-12     Document Type: Article

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