A hybrid membrane process for simultaneous thickening and digestion of waste activated sludge

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-279

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wang, Qiaoying ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Wang, Xinhua ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

membrane filtration; sludge digestion; sludge thickening; waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956479796     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0234-x     Document Type: Article

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