A comparative study of ultrasonic pretreatment and an internal recycle for the enhancement of mesophilic anaerobic digestion

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2398-2410

  Muller, Christopher D ^a   Abu Orf, Mohammad ^b   Blumenschein, Charles D ^c   Novak, John T ^d  

^a BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^b AECOM   (United States)

^c Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Internal recycle; Pretreatment; Sonication; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; DEWATERING; RECYCLING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SONICATION; ULTRASONICS;

INTERNAL RECYCLE; MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; VOLATILE SOLIDS DESTRUCTION; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOSOLID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEWATERING; GAS PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; RECYCLING; ULTRASONICS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEWATERING; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 74549225178     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X407311     Document Type: Article

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