A novel laboratory method to determine the biogas potential of iron-dosed activated sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1767-1774

  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; Laboratory scale; Methane; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGAS; IRON RESEARCH; LABORATORIES; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGES; BEFORE AND AFTER; BIO AVAILABILITIES; BIOGAS YIELDS; LABORATORY METHODS; METHODOLOGY; P REMOVALS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTIONS; TOTAL IRONS; WATER COMPANIES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; IRON; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGAS; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDUCTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; IRON; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 57049149580     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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