Anaerobic digestion potential for ecological and decentralised sanitation in urban areas

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 45-54

  Elmitwalli, Tarek ^a   Feng, Yucheng ^b   Behrendt, Joachim ^b   Otterpohl, Ralf ^b  

^a Benha High Institute of Technology   (Egypt)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADM1; Anaerobic digestion; Ecological and decentralised sanitation; Faeces; Grey and black water; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SANITATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BLACK WATER; FAECES; GREY WATER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SANITATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECENTRALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; UPFLOW REACTOR; URBAN AREA; URINE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEWAGE; URBANIZATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33745667493     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.276     Document Type: Article

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