Process control, energy recovery and cost savings in acetic acid wastewater treatment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1141-1146

  Vaiopoulou, E ^a   Melidis, P ^a   Aivasidis, A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Anaerobic fixed bed loop reactor; Energy recovery; Neutralization; PH control; Process control

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKALINE WASTEWATER; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; COST SAVING; ENERGY RECOVERY; FEED PUMPS; FIXED BED; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; MAXIMUM LOAD; NEUTRALIZATION; PH CONTROL; PH PROCESS CONTROL; PH VALUE; SPACE TIME; SPACE TIME YIELD; WASTEWATER NEUTRALIZATION;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDIFICATION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METAL ANALYSIS; METHANE; OXYGEN; PH; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROFITABILITY; PUMPS; REACTOR OPERATION; RECOVERY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; RESIDENCE TIME; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC FIXED BED LOOP REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; COST; ENERGY RECOVERY; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COST SAVINGS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; OXYGEN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79751528875     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.115     Document Type: Article

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