Low-temperature limitation of bioreactor sludge in anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1004-1013

  Bowen, Emma J ^a   Dolfing, Jan ^a   Davenport, Russell J ^a   Read, Fiona L ^a   Curtis, Thomas P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Domestic wastewater; Mesophilic inoculum; Psychrophilic

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; HYDROLYSIS/ACIDOGENESIS; LOWER TEMPERATURE LIMITS; MESOPHILIC; PSYCHROPHILIC; REAL DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS;

TEMPERATURE;

ACETIC ACID; METHANE;

ACCLIMATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOMONITORING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACIDOGENESIS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; METHANOGENESIS; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; SLUDGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; COLD TEMPERATURE; METHANE; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84897129786     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.821     Document Type: Article

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