Direct energy recovery from primary and secondary sludges by supercritical water oxidation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 201-208

  Svanstrom M ^b   Modell, M ^a   Tester, J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economics; Energy recovery; SCWO; Sewage sludge; Supercritical water oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASIFICATION; LIQUEFACTION; OXIDATION; SAND; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GAS SCUBBING; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION SYSTEMS (SCWO);

WATER TREATMENT;

BIOMATERIAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HOT WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; WATER;

ENERGY RECOVERY; OXIDATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRY WEIGHT; EFFLUENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; FED BATCH REACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW RATE; GAS; GASIFICATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INCINERATION; LIQUEFACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE; PURIFICATION; REACTOR DESIGN; SAND; SIMULATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; SUSPENSION; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 3242760784     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0644     Document Type: Article

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