Enhanced propionic acid degradation (EPAD) system: Proof of principle and feasibility

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3239-3248

  Ma, Jingxing ^a   Carballa, Marta ^a,b   Van De Caveye, Pieter ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Failure; Microfiltration; Propionate; Recovery; Side reactor; VFAs

Indexed keywords

MICROFILTRATION; RECOVERY;

ACID DEGRADATION; ANAEROBICS; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; PROCESS INSTABILITIES; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; PROPIONATE; REACTOR CONTROL; SIDE-REACTOR; SINGLE PHASIS; VFA;

PROPIONIC ACID;

PROPIONIC ACID;

ACID; DEGRADATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67649213842     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.046     Document Type: Article

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