Reduction by sonication of excess sludge production in a conventional activated sludge system: Continuous flow and lab-scale reactor

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1307-1320

  Vaxelaire, S ^a   Gonze, E ^a   Merlin, G ^a   Gonthier, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Excess sludge reduction; Ultrasound; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISINTEGRATION; EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; EXCESS SLUDGE PRODUCTION; EXCESS SLUDGE REDUCTION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SONICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56549089287     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802379649     Document Type: Article

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