Energy and nutrient recovery from sewage sludge via pyrolysis

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 169-175

  Bridle, T R ^a   Pritchard, D ^b  

^a Environmental Clean Technologies Limited   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Energy recovery; Nutrient recovery; Pyrolysis; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; PHOSPHORUS; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

BIOSOLIDS; CHAR; NUTRIENTS; THERMAL PROCESSES;

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

NITROGEN; OIL; PHOSPHORUS;

DIGESTION; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; INCUBATION TIME; LAND USE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 10244234179     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0562     Document Type: Article

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