Abstract
Confectionary effluents are typical examples of strong wastes of biodegradable nature, quite suitable for respirometric analysis. Three different confectionary effluents bave been subjected to a treatability-oriented characterization, mainly by means of respirometric methods, yielding meaningful results on COD fractionation and significant kinetic coefficients. Experimental values have been tested by a multi-component mathematical model using the endogenous decay approach and hydrolysis rate constants corresponding to the slowly biodegradable COD fractions have been evaluated using curve fitting.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-19 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Water Science and Technology |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- COD fractionation
- confectionary effluents
- industrial wastewaters
- kinetic coefficients
- oxygen uptake rate
- Respirometric analysis
- wastewater characterization
