Enhanced granulation in UASB reactor treating low-strength wastewater by natural polymers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 235-240

  Tiwari, Manoj K ^a   Guha, S ^a   Harendranath, C S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Enhanced granulation; Low strength wastewater; Reetha seed; Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; EXTRACTION; GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CHITOSAN; UASB REACTOR;

WASTEWATER;

ANION; CATION; CHITOSAN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYMER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; GRANULATION; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT SEED; SAPINDACEAE; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

SAPINDUS;

EID: 7244236709     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0381     Document Type: Article

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