Comparison of UASB and EGSB reactors performance, for treatment of raw and deoiled palm oil mill effluent (POME)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Fang, Cheng ^a   O Thong, Sompong ^a   Boe, Kanokwan ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biogas; EGSB; High rate anaerobic digestion; Palm oil mill effluent; UASB

Indexed keywords

BATCH ASSAY; BIOFIBERS; COD REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; EGSB; EGSB REACTOR; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; HIGH RATE; METHANE POTENTIAL; METHANE YIELD; ORGANIC MATTER; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENTS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; UASB; UASB REACTOR; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOGAS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; METHANE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; VEGETABLE OILS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METHANE; PALM OIL; PROPIONIC ACID;

BIOGAS; CARBOXYLIC ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; MILL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; OIL INDUSTRY; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; PLANT OILS; SEWAGE;

EID: 79953792695     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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