Mechanistic study of on-site sludge reduction in a baffled bioreactor consisting of three series of alternating aerobic and anaerobic compartments

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-51

  Quan, Feng ^a,b,c   Anfeng, Yu ^b   Libing, Chu ^b   Hongzhang, Chen ^a   Xing, Xin Hui ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aerobic processes; Anaerobic processes; Baffled bioreactor; Environmental preservation; On site sludge reduction; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC PROCESS; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BAFFLED BIOREACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION; SLUDGE REDUCTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS;

BIOCONVERSION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84862222407     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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