Pilot scale application of anaerobic baffled reactor for biologically enhanced primary treatment of raw municipal wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 494-502

  Hahn, Martha J ^a   Figueroa, Linda A ^b  

^a Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; Energy neutral; Municipal wastewater; Primary treatment; Psychrophilic

Indexed keywords

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; ENERGY; ENERGY NEUTRAL; ENHANCED PRIMARY TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; METHANE PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PILOT SCALE APPLICATION; PRIMARY TREATMENT; PSYCHROPHILIC;

METHANE;

BIOGAS; IRON; MANGANESE; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; BIOFUEL; WASTE WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER TEMPERATURE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; PILOT PROJECTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84945269847     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.027     Document Type: Article

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