Anaerobic sewage treatment: state of the art, constraints and challenges

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 649-679

  Chernicharo, C A L ^a   van Lier, J B ^b,c   Noyola, A ^d   Bressani Ribeiro, T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobic sewage treatment; Biogas; Domestic wastewater; Full scale reactors; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948066265     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: 15729826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-015-9377-3     Document Type: Review

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