Anaerobic wastewater treatment of concentrated sewage using a two-stage upflow anaerobic sludge blanket- anaerobic filter system

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 383-388

  Halalsheh, Maha M ^a   Abu Rumman, Zainab M ^a   Field, Jim A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filter; Concentrated sewage; Domestic wastewater; HRT; Two stage system; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC FILTER; ANAEROBIC FILTERS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; TWO-STAGE SYSTEMS; UASB REACTOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC FILTER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; REACTOR; SEWAGE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; FILTRATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77649328404     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520903467824     Document Type: Article

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