Among the high rate anaerobic reactor for the industrial effluent treatment, the use of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) process has gained popularity in recent years, with over 500 installations worldwide (Latif et al.
What does UAS stand for?
UAS stands for Upflow Anaerobic Sludge
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This project aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of Meiden's used water processing system by combining the use of the Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) technology and Meiden's Ceramic Membrane MBR system in achieving energy savings and a consistent high-quality outputof recycled water.
The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB): The UASB reactor was developed in the Netherlands in the early 1970s [16].
In choosing not to patent his Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor, many developing countries now have access to a low-cost, sustainable used water treatment system.
The increased utilization of anaerobic wastewater treatment systems has been associated with the development of high-rate reactors such as the anaerobic filter (AF), the downflow stationary fixed-film (DSFF) reactor, the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor, the fluidized-bed (FB) reactor, and the expanded-bed (EB) reactor, which are widely used in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment (Shivayogimath & Ramanujam, 1999; Tay & Zhang, 2000).
We conducted a laboratory scale feasibility study on the anaerobic treatment of spent pulping liquor effluent in upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactors.