Influence of organic loading on the performance and microbial community structure of an anaerobic stage reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater

Desalination

Volumn 271, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 257-264

  Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan ^a   Wilby, Thomas ^b   Yuzir, Ali ^c   Sallis, Paul J ^d  

^a UTM RAZAK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Methanogens; Organic loading rate; Pharmaceutical wastewater; UASR

Indexed keywords

COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; DESULFOVIBRIO; EUBACTERIA; HYBRIDISATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; IN-SITU; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; ORGANIC LOADINGS; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER; SUBSTRATE REMOVAL; UASR;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LOADING; METHANOGENS; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RETENTION; WASTEWATER;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 79952242474     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.12.045     Document Type: Article

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