Evaluation of treatment characteristics and sludge properties in a UASB reactor treating municipal sewage at ambient temperature

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 821-826

  Takahashi, M ^a,b   Ohya, A ^a   Kawakami, S ^a   Yoneyama, Y ^c   Onodera, T ^d   Syutsubo, K ^d   Yamazaki, S ^e   Araki, N ^f   Ohashi, A ^g   Harada, H ^b   Yamaguchi, T ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^e KOCHI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f NAGAOKA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^g HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Anaerobic; Municipal sewage; Sludge; UASB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; RUMINOCOCCUS;

EID: 80053376940     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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