In batch, completely mixed, and plug-flow systems the occurrence of bulking was studied to determine the influence of feed pattern. For the laboratory experiments synthetic wastewater was used, and ...

A fatal bulking phenomenon was found to occur occasionally in the methanogenic granular sludge of a mesophilic (35–40°C), full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating organic ...

An innovative technique has been proposed for treating and purifying wastewater, which could spare budget-strapped municipalities some of the expense of handling the sludge that remains after ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Samples of activated sludge were collected from various wastewater treatment facilities in Wisconsin, and the microorganisms occurring in the ...

Cape Town - Oil and chemical giant Sasol is looking to use microbes to turn thousands of tonnes of waste sludge into compost. The company said it had developed a novel method to transform the ...