Technical and economic feasibility of gradual concentric chambers reactor for sewage treatment in developing countries

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Mendoza, Lourdes ^a   Carballa, Marta ^a   Sitorus, Berlian ^a   Pieters, Jan ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Mesophilic; Nutrients removal; Reactor design; Sewage

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; MESOPHILIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; REACTOR DESIGN; TREATMENT COSTS; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTORS;

BIOGAS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENTS; METHANE; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; METHANE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; GRADUAL CONCENTRIC CHAMBERS REACTOR; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66849113863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol12-issue2-fulltext-8     Document Type: Article

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