Anaerobic filter for polishing effluent of UASB reactor treating strong sewage at 23°C

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1975-1981

  Alrajoula, Mohammad ^a   Halalsheh, Maha ^a   Fayyad, Manar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filter; Fecal coliform; Polishing reactor; Reticulated polyurethane foam; Sludge discharge frequency

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BIOMASS; ANAEROBIC FILTERS; COD FRACTIONS; DISCHARGE FREQUENCY; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTER MEDIA; LOG REDUCTIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RETICULATED POLYURETHANE FOAMS; UASB REACTOR; WATER TEMPERATURES;

EFFLUENTS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); POLISHING; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; SEWAGE;

REMOVAL;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIC FILTER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; FECES; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; FECES; FILTRATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67651222649     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.195     Document Type: Article

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