Advantages of anaerobic digestion of sludge in microaerobic conditions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Jenicek, P ^a   Koubova, J ^a   Bindzar, J ^a   Zabranska, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biodegradability; Methanogenic activity; Microaerobic conditions; Sulphide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; BIOGAS QUALITY; FULL SCALE; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE REMOVAL; LIQUID PHASE; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; MICROAEROBIC CONDITIONS; MICROAEROBICS; MIXED CULTURES; SLUDGE QUALITY; SULPHIDE CONCENTRATION; SULPHIDE OXIDATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; DESULFURIZATION; INNOVATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OXYGEN; SULFIDE; BIOFUEL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXYGEN; SLUDGE;

AIR; ANAEROBE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; METHANOGEN; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77957939567     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.305     Document Type: Article

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