Ultrasonic pretreatment of sludge: A review

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

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

  Pilli, Sridhar ^a   Bhunia, Puspendu ^b   Yan, Song ^a   LeBlanc, R J ^c   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^d  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR   (India)

^c GMSC   (Canada)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biological wastewater treatment; Cavitation; Ultrasonication; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CAVITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; MECHANICAL PRE-TREATMENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSALS; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRICITY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TURBIDITY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 77956439580     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.02.014     Document Type: Review

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