Evaluation of sludge properties in a pilot-scale UASB reactor for sewage treatment in a temperate region

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1959-1966

  Syutsubo, K ^a   Yoochatchaval, W ^a,b   Tsushima, I ^a,c   Araki, N ^d   Kubota, K ^e   Onodera, T ^a   Takahashi, M ^e   Yamaguchi, T ^e   Yoneyama, Y ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT   (Japan)

^d NAGAOKA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microbial structure; Sewage; Sludge retention; Suspended solids; UASB

Indexed keywords

BOD REMOVAL; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; HIGH FREQUENCY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROLYTIC REACTIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL STRUCTURES; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SETTLEABILITY; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SLUDGE RETENTION; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; UASB; UASB REACTOR; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; WORKING VOLUME;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METHANOGENESIS; RETENTION; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME; WASHOVER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSAETA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; METHANOMICROBIALES; PILOT PROJECTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 82655162374     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.762     Document Type: Article

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