The influence of the anaerobic digestion process on the sewage sludges rheological behaviour

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Monteiro, Paulo Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Rheology of sludges; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION; TOTAL SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RHEOLOGY; SOLIDS; TEST FACILITIES;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW KINETICS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2642705889     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00670-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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