An examination of the treatment of iron-dosed waste activated sludge by anaerobic digestion

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 937-945

  Johnson, D K ^a   Carliell Marquet, C M ^a   Forster, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Anaerobic digestion; Gas production; Iron dosing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; GAS INDUSTRY; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; GAS PRODUCTIONS; IRON DOSING; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; EDETIC ACID; IRON; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM SULFIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; GAS PRODUCTION; IRON;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 0141739268     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385632     Document Type: Article

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