Alkaline solubilization and microwave irradiation as a combined sludge disintegration and minimization method

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2139-2148

  Doǧan, Ilgin ^a   Sanin, F Dilek ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Biogas; Dewaterability; Microwave pretreatment; Sludge minimization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; BIOGAS; DISINTEGRATION; IRRADIATION; METHANE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; ALKALINE SOLUBILIZATIONS; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; DEWATERABILITY; MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT; SEMI-CONTINUOUS REACTOR; SLUDGE MINIMIZATIONS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ALKALINITY;

ALKALI; ALKALINE; CARBOHYDRATE; METHANE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SOLUBILIZATION; TURBIDITY;

EID: 64749108270     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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