Experiences with the dual digestion of municipal sewage sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1199-1207

  Borowski, Sebastian ^a   Szopa, Józef Stanisław ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aerobic thermophilic pretreatment; Dual digestion; Nutrient control; Pathogen inactivation; Sludge dewatering; Sludge digestion; Sludge stabilization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

AEROBIC THERMOPHILIC PRETREATMENT; DUAL DIGESTION; NUTRIENT CONTROL; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOGAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LODZKIE; POLAND; TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 33750327895     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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