Effect of sponge volume on the performance of down-flow hanging sponge system treating UASB reactor effluent

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 779-785

  Tawfik, A ^a   Ohashi, A ^b,c   Harada, H ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

COD; DHS; Fecal coliform; Nitrification; Sponge volume; UASB

Indexed keywords

COD; DHS; FECAL COLIFORM; SPONGE VOLUME; UASB;

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION;

REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN FLOW HANGING SPONGE REACTOR; EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FLOW RATE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77956061495     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-009-0399-5     Document Type: Article

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