Review of nondestructed anaerobic digested sludge to reinstate concentrate from electrodialysis reversal desalination in bioenergy production

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 811-823

  Myint, Maung Thein ^a   Ghassemi, Abbas ^a,b   Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; bioelectricity; biohydrogen; concentrate from EDR; methane; MFC; nondestructed anaerobic digested sludge; nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOELECTRICITY; CONCENTRATE FROM EDR; ELECTRODIALYSIS REVERSAL; HIGH ENERGY; LIQUID CARRIER; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NONDESTRUCTED ANAEROBIC DIGESTED SLUDGE; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION RATES;

BIODIESEL; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DECELERATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; LIQUIDS; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER FILTRATION;

NUTRIENTS;

BIODIESEL; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; METHANE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGA; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTED SLUDGE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COST; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALINITY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAE;

EID: 77958028672     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0142     Document Type: Review

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