Anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and greasy sludge from flotation process: Batch versus CSTR experiments to investigate optimal design

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Girault, R ^a,b   Bridoux, G ^c   Nauleau, F ^c   Poullain, C ^c   Buffet, J ^a,b   Peu, P ^a,b   Sadowski, A G ^d   Beline F ^a,b  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^c SAUR   (France)

^d Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Greasy sludge; Inhibition; LCFAs; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; FLOTATION PROCESS; GREASY SLUDGE; LCFAS; MAXIMUM RATIO; METHANE PRODUCTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXPERIMENTS; FLOTATION; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INHIBITION; METHANE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FLOTATION; GREASY SLUDGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; GASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPIDS; METHANE; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84855239996     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.024     Document Type: Article

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