Sludge drying reed beds for septage treatment: Towards design and operation recommendations

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 8327-8330

  Vincent, J ^a   Molle, P ^a   Wisniewski, C ^b   Lienard A ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b UMR QUALISUD   (France)

Author keywords

Septage; Sludge characteristics; Sludge drying reed beds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DRY MATTERS; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; OPERATION CONDITIONS; ORGANIC LOAD; REED BED; SEPTAGE; SEPTAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE ACCUMULATION; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE DRYING; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

COMPOSTING; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY;

DRYING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; REEDBED; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; COMPOST; FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEPTIC TANK; SLUDGE DRYING; SLUDGE DRYING REED BED; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILTRATION; SEWAGE;

EID: 79960833884     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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