Grey water treatment in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor at different temperatures

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 610-617

  Elmitwalli, Tarek ^a   Otterpohl, Ralf ^b  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Domestic wastewater treatment; Ecological sanitation; Grey water

Indexed keywords

COD REMOVAL; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ECOLOGICAL SANITATION; GERMANY; GREY WATER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PEAK FLOWS; PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL; PRE-TREATMENT; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; TOTAL NITROGEN; UASB REACTOR; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; SEPTIC TANKS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER;

WATER TREATMENT;

GREY WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; METHANOGENESIS; SANITATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GERMANY; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOGENESIS; SEPTIC TANK; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

GERMANY;

EID: 80051483759     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.616     Document Type: Article

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