Rapid startup of a hybrid UASB-AFF reactor using bi-circulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 266-271

  Zhang, Yaobin ^a   Ma, Yongguang ^a   Quan, Xie ^a   Jing, Yanwen ^a   Dai, Shichao ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Circulation; Granular sludge; Startup; UASB

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; GRANULAR SLUDGE; HYBRID UASB; INTERNAL HYDRAULIC; LOW LOSS; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; ORGANIC LOAD; RAPID STARTUPS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 74249088989     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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