Anaerobic digester foaming in full-scale cylindrical digesters - Effects of organic loading rate, feed characteristics, and mixing

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 159, Issue , 2014, Pages 182-192

  Subramanian, Bhargavi ^a   Pagilla, Krishna R ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion foaming; Filaments; Mixing; Organic loading rate

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); MIXING; PULP DIGESTERS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; HIGH ORGANIC LOADING; MIXING FREQUENCY; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SLUDGE STORAGE; SOLIDS FRACTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

LOADING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CYLINDER; DIGESTION; FOAM; MIXING; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SUSPENDED LOAD; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CYLINDRICAL ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOAMING; GRAM STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896272988     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.089     Document Type: Article

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