Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic stability indices through a MSW biological treatment process

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2735-2742

  Ponsá, Sergio ^a   Gea, Teresa ^a   Alerm, Llorenç ^b   Cerezo, Javier ^c   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Entitat Metropolitana de Serveis Hidràulics i Tractament de Residus ^*  (Spain)

^c Polígon Industrial Can Salvatella   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GAIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MATERIALS SCIENCE; METHANE; SEPARATION; SEWAGE; STABILIZATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIALS; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATIONS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES; BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS; COMPOSTED WASTES; MECHANICAL SEPARATIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC WASTES; STABILITY INDICES; WASTE STABILIZATIONS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIC CONDITIONS; STABILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 54449098333     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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