Simultaneous sewage sludge digestion and metal leaching using an internal loop reactor: Effect of suspended solids concentration;Etude conjointe de la biolixiviation et de la stabilisation de boues de station d'epuration en bioreacteurs de type colonne: Effet de la concentration en solides

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2373-2390

  Benmoussa, H ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Campbell, P G C ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Denitrification; Elemental sulphur; Heavy metals; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Sludge stabilization; Waste water sludge

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SULFUR;

BIOLEACHING; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

HEAVY METAL; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR;

LEACHING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032146025     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00263-7     Document Type: Article

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