Recovery of energy from sludge - Comparison of the various options

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 213-221

  Rulkens, W H ^a   Bien, J D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; High and low temperature thermal processes; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSES; ORGANIC CARBON COMPOUNDS; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ENERGY; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GASIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCINERATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 10244261650     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0574     Document Type: Article

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