Ultrasonically enhanced anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-104

  Appels, Lise ^a   Dewil, Raf ^a   Baeyens, Jan ^b   Degrève, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Ultrasonic treatment; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CELL WALLS; DEGRADATION RATE; DEWATERABILITY; LOW SPECIFIC ENERGY; LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; RATE LIMITING; RESIDUAL SLUDGE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; ULTRASOUND TREATMENTS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; OPERATING COSTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 77956755914     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397030802243319     Document Type: Article

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