Anaerobic co-digestion of sludge with other organic wastes in small wastewater treatment plants: An economic considerations evaluation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Pavan, P ^a   Bolzonella, D ^b   Battistoni, E ^c   Cecchi, Franco ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Ingegneria Ambiente srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic co digestion; Biogas; Economics; Small wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOWASTE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ORGANIC WASTE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIOSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; INCOME; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 38449121583     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.730     Document Type: Article

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