A pilot study on accelerated sludge degradation by a high-concentration membrane bioreactor coupled with sludge pretreatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 201-210

  Yeom, I T ^a   Lee, K R ^a   Choi, Y G ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Kwon, J H ^b   Lee, U J ^c   Lee, Y H ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Taeyoung Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerobic digestion; Membrane bioreactor; Sludge pretreatment; Sludge reduction

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DEWATERING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE PRETREATMENT; SLUDGE REDUCTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DEWATERING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 31844456710     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0695     Document Type: Article

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