Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors

Latkar, M. and Chakrabarti, T., Performance of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor carrying out biological hydrolysis of urea, Water Environ. Res., 66, 12-15, 1994. 

Bal, A.S. and Dhagat, N.N., Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor—a review, Indian Journal of Environmental Health, 43 (2), 1-82, 2001. 

Donlon BA, Razo-Flores E, Luijten M et al (1997) Detoxification and partial mineralization of the azo dye mordant orange 1 in a continuous upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 47 83... 

Isik M, Sponza DT (2005) Substrate removal kinetics in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor decolorising simulated textile wastewater. Process Biochem 40 1189-1198... 

Design a UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) reactor for treatment of 435 m /day of wastewater generated from a typical pharmaceutical plant. The COD removal efficiency of the reactor at HRT of 2 days and organic loading of 3.52 kg/m is 94%. Assume the following design data are applicable ... 

Figure 7 Diagrammatic representation of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor process (from Ref. 77).

List of abbreviations BOD, biological oxygen demand CA, chloroanisol CCA, copper-chromate-arsenate CP, chlorophenol 2,4-D, dichlorophenoxyacetic acid DCP, dichlorophenol CFSTR, continuous-flow stirred tank reactor FBBR, fluidized-bed biofilm reactor MCP, monochlorophenol NAPL, non-aqueous phase liquid PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PCPP, polychlorinated phenoxyphenol PCDF, polychlorinated dibenzofuran PCDD, polychlorinated dibenzodioxin PCR, polymerase chain reaction PCP, pentachlorophenol PCA, pentachloroanisole TeCP, tetrachlorophenol TeCA, tetrachloroanisole TCC, trichlorocatechol TCP, trichlorophenol TOC, total organic carbon 2,4,5-T, trichlorophenoxyacetic acid UASB, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor VSS, volatile suspended solids. 

FBBR, fluidized-bed biofilm reactor CFSTR, completely mixed stirred tank reactor PUR, polyurethane immobilized cells UASB, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor NS, not specified. 

Hendriksen, H. V. Ahring, B. K. (1993). Anaerobic dechlorination of pentachlorophenol in fixed-film and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors using different inocula. Biodegradation, 3, 399-408. 

Ozturk, I., Eroglu, V., Ubay, G., Demir, I. (1993). Hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, treatment of dairy effluent (HUASBR). Water Science and Technology 28 77-81. 

Information for acertain parameter not available, if not given, na, not available DI, deionized water Cl, chemical ionization BCD, electron capture detector El, electron impact ionization FID, flame ionization detector MS, mass spectrometer MtBE, methyl tert-butylether MTBSTE, n-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-Wmethylfluoracetamide PDAM, 1-pyrenyldiazomethane PFBBr, pentafluorobenzyl bromide PEBOH, pentafluorobenzyl alcohol SPME, solid-phase microextraction TOPO, tri-n-octylphoshine oxide UASB, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. 

Ahring BK, Schmidt JE, Winther-Nielsen M, N cario AJL, Conway de Macario E (1993) Effect of medium composition and sludge removal on the production, composition and structure of thermophilic (SS C) acetate-utilizing granules from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Appl Environ Microbiol 59 2538-2545... 

Bal, A. S., Dhagat, N. N. Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor - a review. Indian J Environ Heal 2001,43(2),l-82. 

Hwu,C. S.,Lu,C. J. Continuous dechlorination oftetrachloroethene in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Biotech Lett 2008, 30,1589-1593. 

Sponza, D. T. Rapid granulation and sludge retention for tetrachloroethylene removal in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Biotecfr Lett 2001,23,1209-1216. 

Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors (UASBR) ... 

Banu, J.R., Kaliappan, S., 2008. Treatment of tannery wastewater using hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 6 (4), 415—421. 

Latif, M.A., Ahmad, A., Ghufran, R., Wahid, Z.A., 2012. Effect of temperature and organic loading rate on upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor and CH4 production by treating liquidized food waste. Environmental Progress Sustainable Energy 31 (1), 114—121. 

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