Abstract
New insights into the anaerobic degradation of very different categories of compounds, and into process and reactor technology will lead to very promising new generations of anaerobic treatment system, such as 'Expanded Granular Sludge Bed' (EGSB) and 'Staged Multi-Phase Anaerobic' (MPSA) reactor systems. These concepts will provide a higher efficiency at higher loading rates, are applicable for extreme environmental conditions (e.g. low and high temperatures) and to inhibitory compounds. Moreover, by integrating the anaerobic process with other biological methods (sulphate reduction, micro-aerophilic organisms) and with physical-chemical methods, a complete treatment of the wastewater can be accomplished at very low costs, while at the same time valuable components can be recovered for reuse.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5-12 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Water Science and Technology |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 IAWQ International Conference on Advanced Wastewater Treatment: Nutrient Removal and Anaerobic Processes, AQUATECH'96 - Amsterdam, Neth Duration: Sep 23 1996 → Sep 25 1996 |
Keywords
- Anaerobic
- Granulation
- High rate systems
- Integrated systems
- Staging
- Sustainable
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Water Science and Technology