Anaerobic digestion of nssc pulping effluent

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 761-768

  Arshad, A ^a   Hashim, N H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UET Taxila ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Lignin; NSSC pulping effluent; TOC; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; LIGNIN; METHANOL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84863943293     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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