Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor -part 1: Feasibility study

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 525-534

  Poinapen, J ^a   Wentzel, M C ^a   Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bed concentration profiles; Biological sulphate reduction; Effluent quality; Minimum hydraulic retention time; Upflow unaerobic sludge bed reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WATER QUALITY;

BED REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL SULPHATE REDUCTION; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; EFFLUENT QUALITY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PARAMETERIZATION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SULFATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77954226663     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v35i5.49178     Document Type: Article

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