Ultrasonic pretreatment for thermophilic aerobic digestion in industrial waste activated sludge treatment

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 469-474

  Kim, Young Kee ^a   Kwak, Myung Shin ^a   Lee, Won Hong ^a   Choi, Jeong Woo ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Optimization; Thermophilic aerobic digestion; Ultrasonic pretreatment; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010505955     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931950     Document Type: Article

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