Anaerobic thermophilic digestion of sewage sludge with a thickened sludge recycle

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-409

  Vanyushina, A Ya ^a   Nikolaev, Yu A ^a   Agarev, A M ^a   Kevbrina, M V ^a   Kozlov, M N ^a  

^a MGUP 'Mosvodokanal'   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; High efficiency; Sludge recycle; Solids reduction; SRT and HRT decoupling; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC THERMOPHILIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CONTROL REACTORS; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; DEWATERING PROPERTIES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SLUDGE; RECYCLING PROCESS; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SLUDGE RECYCLE; SOLIDS REDUCTION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SRT AND HRT DECOUPLING; VOLATILE SOLID; VOLATILE SUBSTANCES; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; DEWATERING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; THERMOPHILE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHANE; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 84856292551     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.783     Document Type: Article

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