Odor control during post-digestion processing of biosolids through bioaugmentation of anaerobic digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 589-594

  Tepe, N ^a   Yurtsever, D ^b   Mehta, R J ^c   Bruno, C ^c   Punzi, V L ^d   Duran, Metin ^b  

^a Spotts Stevens and Mccoy Inc   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Organica Biotech   (United States)

^d Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biosolids digestion; Dimethyl sulfide; Methyl mercaptan; Odor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSOLIDS; NUTRIENTS; ODOR CONTROL;

BIOAUGMENTATION; METHANOGENESIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; METHANE; METHANETHIOL; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOSOLIDS; NUTRIENTS; ODOR CONTROL;

BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; METHANOGENESIS; ODOR;

ACTINOMYCES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ODOR CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; ODORS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PSEUDOMONAS; SEWAGE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 42549083800     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.008     Document Type: Article

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