Stability of High-Rate Anaerobic Systems. I: Performance under Shocks
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 8
Abstract
Three laboratory reactors, that is, an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor, an anaerobic filter, and an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, of identical size and operated under identical conditions, were studied by focusing on the system stability in the presence of various shocks. The results obtained from various shock tests revealed the differences and similarities between the behaviors of different reactors with respect to different system parameters. The stability of the three reactors subjected to various shocks was compared and ranked based on the examination of the responses of some sensitive system parameters. Gas phase parameters should be combined with liquid phase parameters to explicitly characterize an anaerobic system's operating status.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 8 • August 2000
Pages: 713 - 725
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Received: Jul 19, 1999
Published online: Aug 1, 2000
Published in print: Aug 2000
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