Formation and impact of granules in fostering clean energy production and wastewater treatment in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1696-1708

  Abbasi, Tasneem ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Clean energy; Granules; Heavy metals; Methane; UASB; Vitamins; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC FILTERS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CLEAN ENERGY; DOWNFLOW; FIXED FILM REACTOR; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GRANULES; MICROFLORA; PARTICLE DENSITIES; REACTOR EFFICIENCY; UASB; UASB REACTOR; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAVY METALS; METHANE; RECLAMATION; VITAMINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 84855770500     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.11.017     Document Type: Review

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