Batch methanogenic fermentation experiments of wastewater from a brown coal low-temperature coke plant

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-197

  Kuschk, Peter ^a   Stottmeister, Ulrich ^a   Liu, Yong Jun ^b   Wiessner, Arndt ^a   Kästner, Matthias ^a   Müller, Roland Arno ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

brown coal coke processing; humic like compounds; methanogenic fermentation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; BROWN COAL; BROWN COAL COKE PROCESSING; COD REDUCTION; COKING PROCESS; COKING WASTEWATER; DETECTION LIMITS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HIGH-CONTENT; HUMIC-LIKE COMPOUNDS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANOGENIC CONDITION; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; PHYSICAL PRE-TREATMENT; POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUND; PRE-TREATMENT; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAL INDUSTRY; COKE; COKE PLANTS; COKING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; EXPERIMENTS; FERMENTATION; KETONES; LIGNITE; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COAL; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGNITE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; PHENOL; PROCESSING; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR; COAL; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 76449111628     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60092-9     Document Type: Article

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