A technical and economic evaluation of the pyrolysis of sewage sludge for the production of bio-oil

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1409-1416

  Kim, Y ^a   Parker, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bio oil; Economic estimation; Pyrolysis; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ESTIMATION; PURGE FLOW;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFUELS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; PYROLYSIS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIO OIL; NITROGEN; OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFUELS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; LABORATORY METHOD; OIL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VALUATION;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CATALYST; ECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 37049002400     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.056     Document Type: Article

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