Development of a treatment system for molasses wastewater: The effects of cation inhibition on the anaerobic degradation process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 295-302

  Onodera, Takashi ^a   Sase, Shinya ^a,b   Choeisai, Pairaya ^c   Yoochatchaval, Wilasinee ^d   Sumino, Haruhiko ^e   Yamaguchi, Takashi ^b   Ebie, Yoshitaka ^a   Xu, Kaiqin ^a   Tomioka, Noriko ^a   Mizuochi, Motoyuki ^a   Syutsubo, Kazuaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^e GIFU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cation inhibition; Molasses wastewater; Nitrogen; Sulfur; Upflow staged sludge bed (USSB)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; METHANE; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION REACTOR; AEROBIC TRICKLING FILTER; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; FINAL EFFLUENTS; HIGH-STRENGTH; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE RECOVERY; MOLASSES WASTEWATER; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SUCROSE DEGRADATION; SULFATE REDUCTION; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; UPFLOW STAGED SLUDGE BED (USSB);

POSITIVE IONS;

CATION; METHANE; MOLASSES; SUCROSE; SULFATE; SULFUR;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLASSE; REACTION KINETICS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; AEROBIC TRICKLING FILTER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; FILTER; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; UPFLOW STAGED SLUDGE BED REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872912243     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.126     Document Type: Article

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