Optimization of anaerobic acidogenesis by adding Fe0 powder to enhance anaerobic wastewater treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 192, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-185

  Liu, Yiwen ^a,b   Zhang, Yaobin ^a   Quan, Xie ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Zhao, Zhiqiang ^a   Meng, Xusheng ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Anaerobic; Fe0

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENS; ACIDOGENESIS; ACIDOGENIC; ACIDOGENIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; COD REMOVAL; COMPLEX ORGANICS; FE POWDER; FEEDING CONDITIONS; FERMENTATION TYPE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METABOLIC RATES; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; NOVEL STRATEGIES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; OPTIMIZATION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84862324439     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.044     Document Type: Article

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