Comparing the performance of UASB and GRABBR treating low strength wastewaters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 225-232

  Shanmugam, A S ^a   Akunna, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidogenic zone; Biomass washout; GRABBR; Hydraulic retention time; Methanogenic zone; Organic loading rate; Phase separation; UASB

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULICS; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ACIDOGENIC ZONE; BIOMASS WASHOUT; GRABBR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METHANOGENIC ZONE; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; PHASE SEPARATION; UASB;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RETENTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULAR BED BAFFLED REACTOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHASE SEPARATION; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50849096696     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.338     Document Type: Article

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