Sewage sludge-to-energy approaches based on anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis: Brief overview and energy efficiency assessment

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1657-1665

  Cao, Yucheng ^a,b   Pawłowski, Artur ^a  

^a LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Energy efficiency; Energy recovery; Pyrolysis; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOCHAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIGESTION PROCESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; INNOVATIVE PROCESS; OIL AND GAS; PYROLYSIS PROCESS; SOIL CONDITIONING; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METHANE; PROFITABILITY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 84855757894     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.12.014     Document Type: Review

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