The effect of acid pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion and dewatering of waste activated sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4076-4082

  Devlin, D C ^a   Esteves, S R R ^a   Dinsdale, R M ^a   Guwy, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Methane yield; Oxitop; Pretreatment; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ACID DOSING; ACID PRETREATMENT; CATIONIC POLYMER ADDITION; COST ANALYSIS; DIGESTATE; EFFECTS OF ACID; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METHANE YIELD; OPTIMISATIONS; OXITOP; PRE-TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SOLID CONTENTS; SPEED-UPS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; COST ACCOUNTING; DEWATERING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; METHANE; PH EFFECTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANE; PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CATION; DIGESTIBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POLYMER;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 79151476823     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.043     Document Type: Article

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