Influence of ultrasonic disintegration on sludge growth reduction and its estimation by respirometry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 5779-5785

  Rai, Chockalingam Lajapathi ^a   Struenkmann, Georg ^c   Mueller, Johannes ^c   Rao, Paruchuri Gangadhar ^b  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; REDUCTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS GENERATION; RESPIROMETRY;

ULTRASONICS;

RESPIRATION; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; FLOCCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 7444264085     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049775o     Document Type: Article

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