Table of Contents

• LESSON B3: ANAEROBIC SEWAGE TREATMENT
  • Overview and Summary
  • Introduction
    • Definition of anaerobic process
    • Anaerobic degradation of organic polymers
      • Hydrolysis
      • Acidogenesis
      • Acetogenesis
      • Methanogenesis
  • Anaerobic Treatment technology
    • High rate systems
    • Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor
      • Application of the UASB Reactor in tropical countries
      • Application of the UASB Reactor at moderate and low temperature
      • Design considerations of the UASB reactor
        • Retention time and temperature
        • Organic loading rate and upflow velocity
        • Physical components
      • UASB reactor design for sewage treatment: design example
  • Comparison of anaerobic and aerobic treatment
  • References
  • Links