Energy efficiency of pre-treating excess sewage sludge with microwave irradiation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5092-5097

  Tang, Bing ^a   Yu, Linfeng ^a   Huang, Shaosong ^a   Luo, Jianzhong ^a   Zhuo, Ying ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Excess sewage sludge; Microwave irradiation; Pre treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CELL DESTRUCTION; EMPIRICAL METHOD; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXCESS SEWAGE SLUDGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; PRE-TREATMENT; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; SOLID MATERIAL; SPECIFIC ENERGY; TEMPERATURE RISE;

BIOGAS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BIOGAS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SEWAGE; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER CONTENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; PH; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; MICROWAVES; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

METHANE; SEWAGE;

EID: 77950339810     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.132     Document Type: Article

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