Effect of ultrasound on particle surface charge and filterability during sludge anaerobic digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2025-2033

  Braguglia, C M ^a   Gianico, A ^a   Mininni, G ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Filterability; Particle charge; Sludge; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHARGE DENSITY; HYDROLYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

BIOLOGICAL HYDROLYSIS; DISINTEGRATION DEGREES; FILTERABILITY; FINE-DISPERSED PARTICLES; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; PARTICLE CHARGE; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND PRE TREATMENTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOID; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REMEDIATION; SLUDGE; ULTRASONICS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOID; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SURFACE CHARGE; ULTRASOUND; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIOSIS; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; OXYGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; SONICATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 73349125131     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.505     Document Type: Article

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