Enhanced disinfection and methane production from sewage sludge by microwave irradiation

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Eskicioglu, C ^a   Kennedy, K J ^a   Droste, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Biodegradability; Disintegration; Microwave; Pretreatment; TWAS

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BIOLOGICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; MESOPHILIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; PRE-TREATED WASTES; PRETREATMENT; TWAS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; METHANE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 70349512305     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.066     Document Type: Article

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