A modified oxic-settling-anaerobic activated sludge process using gravity thickening for excess sludge reduction

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Jun ^a   Li, Shi Yu ^a   Jiang, Feng ^b   Wu, Ke ^a   Liu, Guang Li ^a   Lu, Hui ^a   Chen, Guang Hao ^a,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; SEWAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84941286681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13972     Document Type: Article

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