Comparative study on start-up performance of HUASB and AF reactors treating poultry slaughterhouse wastewater

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-410

  Rajakumar, R ^a   Meenambal, T ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AF; Granules; HUASB; Poultry slaughterhouse wastewater; Residence time distribution; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCE TIME; SETTLING VELOCITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 64549089001     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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