Anaerobic treatment of sludge: Focusing on reduction of LAS concentration in sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 159-165

  Haggensen, F ^a   Mogensen, A S ^a   Angelidaki, I ^a   Ahring, B K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bioavailability; LAS; Sewage sludge; Sludge recycling; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTORS (CSTR);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; MODEL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 0036446924     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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