Use of UASB reactors for brackish aquaculture sludge digestion under different conditions

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2843-2850

  Mirzoyan, Natella ^a   Gross, Amit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Brackish sludge; Methane; Salinity; UASB

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AQUACULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; METHANE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RECYCLING;

BRACKISH SLUDGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; UASB; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; RECYCLING; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER RETENTION;

ALKALINITY; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SALT STRESS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 84876110000     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.050     Document Type: Article

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