Multistaged anaerobic sludge digestion processes

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 746-753

  Kim, Jongmin ^a,b   Novak, John T ^b   Higgins, Matthew J ^c  

^a Infilco Degremont Inc   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Heat treatment; Odors; Pathogens; Remediation; Sludge; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; CLASS A BIOSOLIDS; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; E. COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MESOPHILIC; MULTISTAGE SYSTEM; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RETENTION TIME; SINGLE STAGE; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE SOLID; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; BIOSOLIDS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSOLID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ODOR; PATHOGENICITY; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80051722711     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000372     Document Type: Article

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