Water Science & Technology

Volume 45 Number 10

Anaerobic Digestion IX - Selected Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion, held in Antwerp, Belgium, 2-6 September, 2001)

Contents

1–8

Anaerobic digestion: concepts, limits and perspectives

B Schink

9–18

Limits of anaerobic biodegradation

J.A. Field

19–25

Molecular and conventional analyses of microbial diversity in mesophilic and thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket granular sludges

Y. Sekiguchi, Y. Kamagata, A. Ohashi and H. Harada

27–33

Evaluation of thermophilic anaerobic microbial consortia using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

M.R. Domingues, J.C. Araujo, M.B.A. Varesche and R.F. Vazoller

35–41

Strategies for augmenting the pentachlorophenol degradation potential of UASB anaerobic granules

S.R. Guiot, B. Tartakovsky, M. Lanthier, M.-J. Lévesque, M.F. Manuel, R. Beaudet, C.W. Greer and R. Villemur

43–48

Reductive biodegradation of 1,2-dichloroethane by methanogenic granular sludge: perspectives for in situ remediation

S. De Wildeman, H. Nollet, H. Van Langenhove, G. Diekert and W. Verstraete

49–54

Influence of electron donors and acceptors on the bioremediation of soil contaminated with trichloroethene and nickel: laboratory- and pilot-scale study

R. El Mamouni, R. Jacquet, P. Gerin and S.N. Agathos

55–60

Microbial cycling of volatile organic sulfur compounds in anoxic environments

B.P. Lomans, A. Pol and H.J.M. Op den Camp

61–63

The influence of experimental conditions on the assessment of the toxicity of 2,4-dichlorophenol to anaerobic degradative bacteria

N. Nitayapat and I.A. Watson-Craik

65–73

The IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No 1 (ADM1)

D.J. Batstone, J. Keller, I. Angelidaki, S.V. Kalyuzhnyi, S.G. Pavlostathis, A. Rozzi, W.T.M. Sanders, H. Siegrist and V.A. Vavilin

75–80

Competition for H2 between sulfate reducers, methanogens and homoacetogens in a gas-lift reactor

J. Weijma, F. Gubbels, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, A.J.M. Stams, P. Lens and G. Lettinga

81–86

Simulation of a periodic anaerobic baffled reactor (PABR): steady state and dynamic response

K. Stamatelatou and G. Lyberatos

87–92

A new model for anaerobic processes of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors based on cellular automata

I.V. Skiadas and B.K. Ahring

93–98

Modelling the competition between sulphate reducers and methanogens in a thermophilic methanol-fed bioreactor

H. Spanjers, J. Weijma and A. Abusam

99–104

Hydrolysis kinetics of dissolved polymer substrates

W.T.M. Sanders, G. Zeeman and G. Lettinga

105–111

Kinetics and inhibition during the decolorization of reactive anthraquinone dyes under methanogenic conditions

E.J. Fontenot, M.I. Beydilli, Y.H. Lee and S.G. Pavlostathis

113–120

Ammonia inhibition on thermophilic aceticlastic methanogens

T. Liu and S. Sung

121–126

Effect of high salinity on the fate of methanol during the start-up of thermophilic (55°C) sulfate reducing reactors

M.V.G. Vallero, L.W. Hulshoff Pol, P.N.L. Lens and G. Lettinga

127–132

Characterization of soluble microbial products (SMP) in effluents from anaerobic reactors

S.F. Aquino and D.C. Stuckey

133–138

On-line measurements of COD, TOC, VFA, total and partial alkalinity in anaerobic digestion processes using infra-red spectrometry

J.P. Steyer, J.C. Bouvier, T. Conte, P. Gras, J. Harmand and J.P. Delgenes

139–144

Anaerobic degradation of oleic acid by suspended and granular sludge: identification of palmitic acid as a key intermediate

M.A. Pereira, O.C. Pires, M. Mota and M.M. Alves

145–150

Start-up of a thermophilic methanol-fed UASB reactor: change in sludge characteristics

P.L. Paulo, B. Jiang, K. Roest, J.B. van Lier and G. Lettinga

151–156

Removal of 3-chlorobenzoate using an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor under light conditions

S. Sawayama, K. Tsukahara and T. Yagishita

157–162

Physical modelling of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor: near-field study

J.R. Gimenez, S.C. Nassr, R.D. Maestri and L.O. Monteggia

163–168

Influence of pulsation on start-up of UASB reactors

A. Franco, G. Gresia, E. Roca, A. Rozzi and J.M. Lema

169–174

Retention of granular sludge at high hydraulic loading rates in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor with immersed filtration

A.E. Hernández, L.C. Belalcazar, M.S. Rodríguez and E. Giraldo

175–180

Anaerobic degradation of BTEX in a packed-bed reactor

I.R. de Nardi, M.B.A. Varesche, M. Zaiat and E. Foresti

181–186

Anaerobic treatment of domestic sewage: established technologies and perspectives

E. Foresti

187–193

The influence of calcium on granular sludge in a full-scale UASB treating paper mill wastewater

D.J. Batstone, J. Landelli, A. Saunders, R.I. Webb, L.L. Blackall and J. Keller

195–200

Expert system for the on-line diagnosis of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants

A. Puñal, J. Rodríguez, E.F. Carrasco, E. Roca and J.M. Lema

201–206

Acidogenesis of dairy wastewater at various pH levels

H.-Q. Yu and H.H.P. Fang

207–212

Treatment of fish processing wastewater in a one- or two-step upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

A. Palenzuela-Rollon, G. Zeeman, H.J. Lubberding, G. Lettinga and G.J. Alaerts

213–218

Anaerobic digestion of olive oil mill effluents together with swine manure in UASB reactors

I. Angelidaki, B.K. Ahring, H. Deng and J.E. Schmidt

219–224

Treatment of winery wastewater by an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor

C. Ruíz, M. Torrijos, P. Sousbie, J. Lebrato Martínez, R. Moletta and J.P. Delgenès

225–230

Pilot-plant study on anaerobic treatment of a lipid- and protein-rich food industrial wastewater by a thermophilic multi-staged UASB reactor

T. Tagawa, H. Takahashi, Y. Sekiguchi, A. Ohashi and H. Harada

231–235

Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sulphate-containing wastewaters

S. Colleran and S. Pender

237–242

Coliform and helminth eggs removal in a combined UASB reactor - baffled pond system in Brazil: performance evaluation and mathematical modelling

M. von Sperling, C.A.L. Chernicharo, A.M.E. Soares and A.M. Zerbini

243–248

Removal efficiency and methanogenic activity profiles in a pilot-scale UASB reactor treating settled sewage at moderate temperatures

L. Seghezzo, R.G. Guerra, S.M. González, A.P. Trupiano, M.E. Figueroa, C.M. Cuevas, G. Zeeman and G. Lettinga

249–254

A comparative analysis of a balance between the rates of polymer hydrolysis and acetoclastic methanogenesis during anaerobic digestion of solid waste

V.A. Vavilin, M. Yu. Schelkanov, L. Ya. Lokshina, S.V. Rytov, J. Jokela, E. Salminen and J. Rintala

255–260

Early warning of disturbances in a laboratory-scale MSW biogas process

M. Hannsson, Å Nordberg, I. Sundh and B. Mathisen

261–268

A novel in-situ sampling and VFA sensor technique for anaerobic systems

P.F. Pind, I. Angelidaki and B.K. Ahring

269–274

Removal of helminth eggs and fecal coliforms by anaerobic thermophilic sludge digestion

N. Cabirol, M. Rojas Oropeza and A. Noyola

275–280

Co-digestion of energy crops and industrial confectionery by-products with cow manure: batch-scale and farm-scale evaluation

P. Kaparaju, S. Luostarinen, E. Kalmari, J. Kalmari and J. Rintala

281–286

Co-digestion of domestic kitchen waste and night soil sludge in a full-scale sludge treatment plant

Y. Yoneyama and K. Takeno

287–292

Sulfate disinfection, stabilisation and heavy metal removal from sewage sludge - process description and preliminary results

D. Lowrie, J. Hobson and D.C. Stuckey

293–298

State of the art and future perspectives of thermophilic anaerobic digestion

B.K. Ahring, Z. Mladenovska, R. Iranpour and P. Westermann

299–304

Using a UASB reactor for thickening and digestion of discharged sludge from submerged aerated biofilters

R. Franci Gonçalves, F.A. Veronez, C.M.S. Kissling and S.T.A. Cassini

305–312

Measuring metal and phosphorus speciation in P-rich anaerobic digesters

C.M. Carliell-Marquet and A.D. Wheatley

313–319

Novel anaerobic process for the recovery of methane and compost from food waste

S.-K. Han, H.-S. Shin, Y.-C. Song, C.-Y. Lee and S.-H. Kim

321–328

Anaerobic digestion for sustainable development: a natural approach

H.J. Gijzen

329–334

Combining UASB technology and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to treat food processing wastewaters

G.O. Sigge, T.J. Britz, P.C. Fourie, C.A. Barnardt and R. Strydom

335–340

Adaptation of the methanogenic granules to denitrification in anaerobic-anoxic USSB reactor

P. Jenicek, J. Zabranska and M. Dohanyos

341–347

Controlling calcium precipitation in an integrated anaerobic-aerobic treatment system of a "zero-discharge" paper mill

J.B. van Lier and M.A. Boncz

349–356

Autotrophic denitrification for combined hydrogen sulfide removal from biogas and post-denitrification

R. Kleerebezem and R. Mendezà

357–363

Oxygen-limited nitrogen removal in a lab-scale rotating biological contactor treating an ammonium-rich wastewater

K. Pynaert, S. Wyffels, R. Sprengers, P. Boeckx, O. Van Cleemput and W. Verstraete

365–370

Sludge bed development in denitrifying reactors using different inocula-performance and microbiological aspects

C. Etchebehere, M.I. Errazquin, A. Cabezas, M.J. Pianzzola, M. Mallo, P. Lombardi, G. Ottonello, L. Borzacconi and L. Muxí

371–376

Treatment of anaerobically treated domestic wastewater using rotating biological contactor

A. Tawfik, B. Klapwijk, F. El-Gohary and G. Lettinga

377–382

Effect of carbon dioxide and ammonium removal on pH changes in polishing ponds

P.F.F. Cavalcanti, A. van Haandel and G. Lettinga