Characterization of microbial granulation process in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors

• Main Author: Yan, Yue Gen
• Other Authors: Tay, Joo Hwa
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19440
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Anaerobic sludge granulation is essentially a microbial selection process through dynamic selection pressures imposed on the sludge. As a result, bacteria which tend to develop aggregates, are preferentially promoted whereas dispersed free cells or loose floes are not. Granulation enables the reacto...