Performance of an innovative multi-stage anaerobic reactor during start-up period

• Main Authors: Alkarimiah, Rosnani, Mahat, Siti Baizura, Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali, Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
• Format: Article
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29569/; http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJB11.1270
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Start-up of an anaerobic reactor is a relatively delicate process and depends on various factors such as wastewater composition, available inoculum, operating conditions and reactor configuration. Accordingly, systematized operational procedures are important, mainly during the start-up of an anaero...