Evaluation of a lime-mediated sewage sludge stabilisation process. Product characterisation and technological validation for its use in the cement industry

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 550-560

  Husillos Rodriguez N ^a   Granados, R J ^b   Blanco Varela, M T ^a   Cortina, J L ^c   Martinez Ramirez S ^a,f   Marsal, M ^c   Guillem, M ^d   Puig, J ^d   Fos, C ^d   Larrotcha, E ^e   Flores, J ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b Auma Consultores en Medio Ambiente y Energía   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d Cementos Molins SA   (Spain)

^e Aguas de Barcelona SA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alximix; Cement reuse; Clinker; Lime stabilisation; Neutral; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CALCITE; CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; HYDRATED LIME; LIME; LIMESTONE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILICATES; STABILIZATION;

ALXIMIX; CEMENT REUSE; CLINKER; LIME STABILISATION; NEUTRAL;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CEMENT; ORGANIC MATTER;

CALCITE; CEMENT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIME; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENTHALPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MINERALOGY; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER LOSS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84856315108     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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