Integrating anaerobic processes into wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1459-1466

  McAdam, E J ^a   Luffler D ^b   Martin Garcia, N ^a   Eusebi, A L ^c   Lester, J N ^a   Jefferson, B ^a   Cartmell, E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissolved methane; EGSB; Energy balance; MBR; Nutrient removal; Psychrophilic

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED METHANE; EGSB; MBR; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PSYCHROPHILIC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOWCHARTING; METHANE; NUTRIENTS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; DECADAL VARIATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENERGY BUDGET; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; METHANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ENERGY BALANCE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79955634857     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.378     Document Type: Article

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