Effect of thermal alkaline pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion of wasted activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 953-959

  Vigueras Carmona, S E ^a,b   Ramirez F ^a   Noyola, A ^c   Monroy, O ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Division de Ingenieria Quimica y Bioquimica   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Hydrolysis; Surface area; Thermochemical pretreatment; Wasted sludge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONSECUTIVE REACTION; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; HYDROLYSIS RATE; MATHEMATICAL SIMULATIONS; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; METHANE PRODUCTION; PRE-TREATMENT; SATURATION MODEL; SOLIDS REDUCTION; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; SPECIFIC SURFACE; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE MODELS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; THERMOCHEMICAL PRETREATMENT; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTED SLUDGE;

HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; REACTION RATES; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; METHANE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLVED MATTER; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE AREA; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMAL ALKALINE PRETREATMENT;

ALKALIES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; HYDROLYSIS; SEWAGE;

EID: 80052045351     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.726     Document Type: Article

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