The effect of operational conditions on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the sludge bed in UASB reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1935-1941

  Leitao R C ^a   Santaellla, S T ^b   Van Haandel, A C ^c   Zeeman, G ^d   Lettinga, G ^d  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA TROPICAL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expansibility; HRT; Influent concentration; Settleability; SVI; UASB reactors

Indexed keywords

EXPANSIBILITY; HRT; SETTLEABILITY; SVI; UASB REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDRODYNAMICS; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE THICKENING; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 81855203233     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.628     Document Type: Article

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