Coupling membrane filtration to anaerobic primary sludge digestion

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 569-580

  Ghyoot, W R ^a   Verstraete, W H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Microfiltration; Primary sludge; Sludge treatment; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CERAMIC MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION; PRIMARY SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOTAL SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

POLYMER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; MEMBRANES; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030836475     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616575     Document Type: Article

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