Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor - part 5: Steady-state model

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Poinapen, J ^a   Ekama, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological sulphate reduction; Kinetics; Mixed weak acid base chemistry; Primary sewage sludge; Steady state model; Stoichiometry; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SULPHATE REDUCTION; PRIMARY SEWAGE SLUDGE; STEADY-STATE MODELS; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTORS; WEAK ACID/BASE CHEMISTRY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STOICHIOMETRY;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; KINETICS; PH; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 77954262358     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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