Enhancement of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge by alkaline solubilization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Jih Gaw, Lin ^a   Chang, Cheng Nan ^b   Chang, Shou Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chemical pretreatment; Dewaterability; Hydrolysis; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DEWATERING; HYDROLYSIS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE SOLUBILIZATION; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; CHEMICAL PRETREATMENT; DEWATERABILITY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DISPOSAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0344074616     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00121-1     Document Type: Article

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