Performance of sequential anaerobic/aerobic digestion applied to municipal sewage sludge

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1867-1873

  Tomei, M Concetta ^a   Rita, Sara ^a   Mininni, Giuseppe ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogas production; Proteins and polysaccharides; Sequential anaerobic aerobic digestion; Sludge stabilization; Volatile solid reduction

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PROTEINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; ANAEROBIC PHASIS; ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; PROTEIN AND POLYSACCHARIDE; SEQUENTIAL ANEROBIC-AEROBIC DIGESTION; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; VOLATILE SOLID; VOLATILE SOLIDS REDUCTIONS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIOGAS; NITROGEN; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; GAS PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLID; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955578781     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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