A review of methods for the thermal utilization of sewage sludge: The Polish perspective

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1914-1919

  Werle, Sebastian ^a   Wilk, Ryszard K ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Co combustion; Combustion; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS; CO-COMBUSTION; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE UTILIZATION; THERMAL METHODS; THERMAL UTILIZATION;

GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SMOKE;

WASTE INCINERATION;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; COMBUSTION; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951024155     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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