The digestibility of iron-dosed activated sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 8585-8592

  Smith, Jennifer A ^a   Carliell Marquet, Cynthia M ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Chemical phosphorus removal; Iron

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGAS; IRON; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); IRON RESEARCH; METHANE; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION (AD); ASSESSMENT METHODS; BATCH TESTING; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; CHEMICAL-; MICRO-ORGANISMS; ORGANIC SUBSTRATES; VOLATILE SOLIDS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BIOGAS; IRON; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGAS; DIGESTIBILITY; IRON; SURVEY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; IRON; METALS; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 50349100899     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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