Full-stream and part-stream ultrasound treatment effect on sludge anaerobic digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1363-1372

  Perez Elvira S I ^a   Ferreira, L C ^b   Donoso Bravo, A ^a   Fdz Polanco, M ^a   Fdz Polanco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Dewaterability; Disintegration; Part stream; Sludge; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BATCH TESTS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; CONTROL REACTORS; DEWATERABILITY; DIGESTATE; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; LABORATORY SCALE; METHANE PRODUCTION; PRE-TREATMENT; SECONDARY SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND TREATMENTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; DEWATERING; HYDRAULICS; METHANE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SONICATION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; METHANE; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; SUBSTRATE; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 77952305821     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.893     Document Type: Article

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