Granulation of anaerobic sludge in the sulfate-reducing up-flow sludge bed (SRUSB) of SANI® process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 560-566

  Hao, T ^a   Lu, H ^a,b   Chui, H K ^a   Van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^c,d   Chen, G H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic sludge granulation; Saline wastewater; SANI process; SRUSB; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; SALINE WASTEWATER; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SRUSB; SULFATE REDUCTION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRANULATION; SEWAGE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

LOADING;

SULFATE;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; REDUCTION; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SULFATE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84881499080     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.182     Document Type: Article

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