Effect of high-temperature microwave irradiation on municipal thickened waste activated sludge solubilization

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 766-773

  Toreci, Isil ^a   Kennedy, Kevin J ^a   Droste, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; EFFECT ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIMITING STEP; MAIN EFFECT; OPERATING CONDITION; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT METHODS; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; THERMAL PRE-TREATMENT; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

EID: 77649263238     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903501039     Document Type: Article

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