Integrated application of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor for the treatment of wastewaters

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4683-4699

  Latif, Muhammad Asif ^a   Ghufran, Rumana ^a   Wahid, Zularisam Abdul ^a   Ahmad, Anwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agro wastewater; Biogas; COD; Industrial wastewater; Municipal wastewater; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; PALM OIL;

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENTS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTEWATER; UASB REACTOR; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; PALM OIL;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FISHERY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WINE INDUSTRY;

EID: 80052267558     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.049     Document Type: Review

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