Comparative studies of aerobic and anaerobic treatment of MSW organic fraction in landfill bioreactors

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1381-1389

  Nikolaou, Aris ^a   Giannis, Apostolos ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

anaerobic treatment; bioreactor landfill; intermittent aeration; leachate recirculation; municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; REDOX REACTIONS; REMOVAL; SOLID WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BIOREACTOR LANDFILL; INTERMITTENT AERATION; LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFATE;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX POTENTIAL; STABILIZATION; SULFATE;

AEROBIC BIOREACTOR; ANAEROBIC BIOREACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY PARAMETERS; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957582026     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003743104     Document Type: Article

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