Comparison between disintegrated and fermented sewage sludge for production of a carbon source suitable for biological nutrient removal

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 733-739

  Soares, Ana ^a   Kampas, Pantelis ^a   Maillard, Sarah ^a   Wood, Elizabeth ^b   Brigg, Jon ^b   Tillotson, Martin ^b   Parsons, Simon A ^a   Cartmell, Elise ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Mechanical disintegration; Phosphorus release; Primary sludge; Surplus activated sludge

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION OF; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS RELEASE; PREDICTIVE TEST; PRIMARY SLUDGE; SURPLUS ACTIVATED SLUDGE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 72049105347     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.070     Document Type: Article

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