The one-stage autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion for sewage sludge treatment: Stabilization process and mechanism

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 266-273

  Liu, Shugen ^a,b   Zhu, Nanwen ^a   Li, Loretta Y ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metabolic pathway; One stage autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion; Sewage sludge; Stabilization process; Volatile fatty acid (VFA)

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; STABILIZATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTERS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; ONE-STAGE AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PROCESS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; ARGININE; CARBON; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; ISOVALERIC ACID; LEUCINE; LYSINE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PROLINE; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; THREONINE; VALINE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTIBILITY; FATTY ACID; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY YIELD; HYPOXIA; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; SUPERNATANT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84655174901     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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