Effect of gamma irradiation on activities and physicochemical characteristics of sewage sludge

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Chu, Libing ^a   Wang, Jianlong ^a   Wang, Bo ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Sewage sludge; Sludge activity; Sludge reduction; Sludge solubilization; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BULK SOLUTIONS; CULTURABLE BACTERIA; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDRATED ELECTRON; INORGANIC NITROGEN; IRRADIATION TREATMENT; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RESPONSE MECHANISMS; SLUDGE ACTIVITY; SLUDGE FLOCS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

RADIATION;

AMMONIA; CATALASE; COBALT 60; ENZYME; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FLOCCULATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 79952740286     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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