Anaerobic co-digestion of combined sludges from a bnr wastewater treatment plant

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-44

  Mavinic, D S ^a   Koch, F A ^a   Hall, E R ^a   Abraham, K ^b   Niedbala, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biological phosphorus removal; Chemical polishing; Phosphorus release; Sludge co digestion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL POLISHING; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS INDUSTRY; LIME; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; CHEMICAL TREATMENT METHOD; CODIGESTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PHOSPHORUS RELEASE; VOLATILE SOLIDS REDUCTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; METHANE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; NUTRIENT; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0031973039     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616653     Document Type: Article

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