Effect of process parameters on the energy requirement in ultrasonical treatment of waste sludge

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1346-1352

  Kidak, Rana ^a   Wilhelm, Anne Marie ^a   Delmas, Henri ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Degree of disintegration (DDCOD); Process optimization; Sonication; Specific energy; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; DEGREE OF DISINTEGRATION (DDCOD); EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ENERGY CALCULATION; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HIGH ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HIGH-POWER; LOW POWER; MECHANICAL TREATMENTS; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; PRETREATMENT METHODS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RETENTION TIME; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID CONTENTS; SPECIFIC ENERGY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE SLUDGE;

BIOACTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SONICATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 68549115157     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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