Determination of granule size distribution in a UASB reactor

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 660-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apostolos Vlyssides ◽  
Elli Maria Barampouti ◽  
Sofia Mai
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Granule Size ◽  
Uasb Reactor

scholarly journals Simple estimation of granule size distribution and sludge bed porosity in a UASB reactor

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Granule Size ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Reactor Performance ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Mathematical Algorithm ◽  
Bed Porosity

Granular sludge is the key factor for an efficient operation of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. In order to monitor the granularity of anaerobic sludge, the determination of the granule size distribution is of vital importance. Another critical parameter for the UASB reactor performance is the sludge bed porosity. For this reason, several techniques have been proposed, however they are either tedious, imprecise or expensive and hardly applicable in full scale treatment plants. There was then the need for a simple and low cost technique. This technique involves the determination of the settling velocities of a sludge sample and of extrapolating the corresponding diameters using a mathematical algorithm. In the proposed algorithm, the granules density was calculated, the flow regime was examined and finally the granule size distribution was obtained. Some very important correlations were suggested by the experimental results. The granule density and diameter as well as the sludge bed porosity were strongly correlated with the VSS/TSS ratio.

KINETIC CONSTANTS DETERMINATION OF PETROLEUM REFINERY EFFLUENT TREATMENT IN A UASB REACTOR USING RSM

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyyed Mohammad Mousavi ◽  
Seyed Omid Rastegar ◽  
Seyed Abbas Shojaosadati ◽  
Soheila Sheibani
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Refinery ◽  
Kinetic Constants ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Refinery Effluent ◽  
Petroleum Refinery Effluent

Effects of cold isostatic pressing and granule size distribution on the densification of alumina ceramics

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 495-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Ćurković ◽  
Marijana Majić Renjo ◽  
Damir Ciglar
Keyword(s):  
Size Distribution ◽  
Cold Isostatic Pressing ◽  
Granule Size ◽  
Alumina Ceramics ◽  
Isostatic Pressing
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