Performance analysis of the full-scale egg-shaped digester in treating sewage sludge of high concentration

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4 -4 pt 2, 1996, Pages 483-491

  Li, Y Y ^a   Noike, T ^b   Katsumata, K ^c   Koubayashi, H ^c  

^a Ataka Constr and Eng Co   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c City of Yokohama   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity; Anaerobic digestion; Bacterial population; Egg shaped digester; Full scale; High solid; Methane production; Performance; Sewage sludge; Volatile fatty acid

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; METHANE; SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TANKS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EGG SHAPED DIGESTERS; INFLUENTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

INORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLID; TANK; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029827798     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00615-4     Document Type: Article

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