Volatile fatty acid production in aerobic thermophilic pre-treatment of primary sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 189-196

  McIntosh, K B ^a   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digestion; Pre treatment; Sludge treatment; Thermophilic; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS;

SLUDGE TREATMENT; THERMOPHILIC; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031470320     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00682-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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