Ultrasonic reduction of excess sludge from activated sludge system: Energy efficiency improvement via operation optimization

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-103

  He, Junguo ^a   Wan, Tian ^a   Zhang, Guangming ^a   Yang, Jing ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Lysis frequency; Sonicated sludge proportion; Ultrasonic lysis cryptic growth

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; CRYPTIC GROWTHS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; EXCESS SLUDGE REDUCTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LYSIS FREQUENCY; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; SONICATED SLUDGE PROPORTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77956437059     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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