Ultrasonication of wastewater sludge-Consequences on biodegradability and flowability

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 891-898

  Pham, T T H ^a   Brar, Satinder K ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Flowability; Response surface method; Ultrasonication; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTIONS; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; EXPOSURE-TIME; FLOWABILITY; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL DOMAINS; PRE TREATMENTS; PRE-TREATMENT PROCESS; PSEUDOPLASTIC; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGIES; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SCREENING EXPERIMENTS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; STEEPEST ASCENTS; SUBMERGED FERMENTATIONS; THIXOTROPIC BEHAVIOURS; TOTAL SOLIDS; TOTAL SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; TREATMENT PROCESS; ULTRASONICATION; VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS; VISCOSITY VALUES; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METHODS; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE; ULTRASONICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 59849118626     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.091     Document Type: Article

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