Combined biological treatment of high-sulphate wastewater from yeast production

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-286

  Zub, S ^a   Kurissoo, T ^b   Menert, A ^c   Blonskaja, V ^c  

^a Salutaguse Yeast Factory   (Estonia)

^b BimKemi Eesti AS   (Estonia)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Anoxic; Baker's yeast; Betaine (trimethylglycine); Sludge; Sulphate rich wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; YEAST;

ANAEROBIC; ANOXIC; BAKER'S YEAST; BETAINE (TRIMETHYLGLYCINE); SLUDGE; SULPHATE-RICH WASTEWATER;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

BETAINE; BIOGAS; SULFUR;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; SLUDGE; SULFATE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; YEAST;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; YEAST;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 56849123271     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2007.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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