Initial examination of microwave pretreatment on primary, secondary and mixed sludges before and after anaerobic digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Eskicioglu, C ^a   Kennedy, K J ^a   Droste, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biocake; Microwave pretreatment; PS; WAS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; DEWATERING; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOCAKE; MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT; PRIMARY SLUDGE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SLUDGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; DEWATERING; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; HOUSING; INDUSTRY; LABORATORIES; MICROWAVES; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41149091646     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.010     Document Type: Article

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