Pre-treatment of wastewater sludge-biodegradability and rheology study

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-284

  Verma, M ^a   Brar, Satinder K ^a   Riopel, A R ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Municipal sludge; Thermal alkaline hydrolysis; Value added products; Viscosisty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; ELASTICITY; HYDROLYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; BIODEGRADABLE; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; VISCOSISTY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

METAL;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERMENTATION; RHEOLOGY; SLUDGE; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PLASTICITY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 34247887453     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618788     Document Type: Article

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