Pretreatment technologies for advancing anaerobic digestion of pulp and paper biotreatment residues

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 4273-4286

  Elliott, Allan ^a   Mahmood, Talat ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic process; Biological treatment; Methane; Paper mills; Pretreatment; Pulp mills; Residues; Sludge; Waste disposal; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RESIDENCE TIME; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

ALKALI; CARBON; FUEL; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

KYOTO PROTOCOL; METHANE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; ULTRASOUND; WOOD PULP;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHANE; PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 35349009051     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.017     Document Type: Review

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