A new process for efficiently producing methane from waste activated sludge: Alkaline pretreatment of sludge followed by treatment of fermentation liquid in an EGSB reactor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 803-808

  Zhang, Dong ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Zhao, Yuxiao ^a   Ye, Zhengxiang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; EGSB REACTOR; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRANULAR SLUDGE; METHANE PRODUCTION; NEW PROCESS; OPERATIONAL MODEL; PRETREATMENT METHODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TRIPHOSPHATE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACETIC ACID; BATCH REACTORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIQUIDS; METHANATION; METHANE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; METHANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; FERMENTATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPANDED BED REACTOR; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOSARCINACEAE; NONHUMAN; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

METHANOSARCINACEAE;

EID: 78651399191     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102696d     Document Type: Article

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