Ultrasonic treatment of waste activated sludge

Environmental Progress

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-128

  Dewil, Raf ^a   Baeyens, Jan ^a,b   Goutvrind, Rebecca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c SGS Medisearch International NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bulking; COD release; Dewaterability; Sludge treatment; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BULKING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD) RELEASE; DEWATERABILITY; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 33746191775     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10130     Document Type: Article

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