Effect of ultrasonic, thermal and ozone pre-treatments on waste activated sludge solubilisation and anaerobic biodegradability

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 711-718

  Bougrier, C ^a   Albasi, C ^b   Delgenes J P ^a   Carrere H ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary suction time; Methanisation; Ozone; Particle size; Sewage sludge; Solubilisation; Thermal treatment; Ultrasounds; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; HEAT TREATMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME (CST); SOLUBILIZATION; SONICATION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; HEAT TREATMENT; SEWAGE SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 33747884937     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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