Temperature-phased anaerobic digestion (TPAD) to obtain class A biosolids: A semi-continuous study

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2706-2712

  Riau, Víctor ^a   De la Rubia, M Ángeles ^b   Pérez, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Class A biosolids; Sewage sludge; Thermophilic mesophilic phase

Indexed keywords

CLASS A BIOSOLIDS; EFFICIENT TREATMENT; GAS PRODUCTIONS; LAND APPLICATIONS; MESOPHILIC; PATHOGEN REDUCTION; PROCESS STABILITY; RESIDENCE TIME; SALMONELLA SPP; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SINGLE STAGE; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; TEMPERATURE-PHASED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; THERMOPHILIC DIGESTION; THERMOPHILIC-MESOPHILIC-PHASE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOSOLID; PATHOGEN; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; GAS; MESOPHILE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SALMONELLA; SLUDGE DEWATERING; THERMOPHILE; THERMOREGULATION;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; METHANE; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 73749085041     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.101     Document Type: Article

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