Enhancing the use of waste activated sludge as bio-fuel through selectively reducing its heavy metal content

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 703-707

  Dewil, Raf ^a   Baeyens, Jan ^b   Appels, Lise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bio fuel; Biosolids; Fenton's peroxidation; Heavy metals; Thermal hydrolysis; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; HEAVY METALS; HYDROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

FENTON'S PEROXIDATION; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

BIOFUEL; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOSOLIDS; HEAVY METALS; HYDROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFUEL; HEAVY METAL; HYDROLYSIS; INCINERATION; OXIDATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FENTON REACTION; FLUE GAS; HYDROLYSIS; LANDFILL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

DESICCATION; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEAT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; METALS, HEAVY; SEWAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249083793     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.100     Document Type: Article

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