Evaluation of continuous mesophilic anaerobic sludge digestion after high temperature microwave pretreatment

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1273-1284

  Toreci, Isil ^a   Kennedy, Kevin J ^a   Droste, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High temperature; Mesophilic anaerobic digestion; Microwave; Pretreatment; Sludge retention time; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; DUAL STAGE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; SINGLE STAGE; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 61549120113     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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