Effects of thermochemical pretreatment on the biodegradability of sludge from a biological wastewater treatment system

Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-260

  Do, Khac Uan ^a,b   Ha, Nguyen T T ^a   Banu, Rajesh ^c   Kim, Kyeongjin ^a   Heo, Jin ^a   Yeom, Ick Tae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Denitrification; Sludge; Thermochemical pretreatment; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952498978     PISSN: 19057873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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