Application of ultrasonic system for enhanced sewage sludge disintegration: A comparative study of single- and dual-frequency

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 793-797

  Jung, Yoojin ^a   Ko, Hyunwoong ^b   Jung, Byunggil ^c   Sung, Nakchang ^d  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environment Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^d Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disintegration; pretreatment; sewage sludge; single and dual frequency; ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DUAL FREQUENCY; EXTRACTION RATE; PRETREATMENT; SINGLE FREQUENCY; SLUDGE DISINTEGRATION; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; SOLUBILIZATION RATE; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; ULTRASONIC POWER; ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT; ULTRASONIC SYSTEM;

SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOLUBILITY;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 79955664459     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-011-0832-6     Document Type: Article

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