Improving performance and operational control of UASB reactors via proper sludge and scum discharge routines

Water Practice and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rosa, A P ^a   Lobato, L C S ^a   Chernicharo, C A L ^a   Martins, D C R B ^a   Maciel, F M ^a   Borges, J M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Serviço Autônomo de Água e Esgoto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Operational control; Scum removal; Sludge disposal; UASB reactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; DISCHARGE SYSTEMS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; FINAL EFFLUENTS; GAS LINES; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; MINAS GERAIS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONTROL; THREE PHASE; UASB REACTOR; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SEPARATORS;

EID: 84867467969     PISSN: 1751231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2012.046     Document Type: Article

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