High rate mesophilic, thermophilic, and temperature phased anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: A pilot scale study

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1196-1201

  Bolzonella, David ^a   Cavinato, Cristina ^b   Fatone, Francesco ^a   Pavan, Paolo ^b   Cecchi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extreme thermophilic; Mesophilic; Thermophilic; Two phase anaerobic digestion; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

EXTREME THERMOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC; THERMOPHILIC; TWO PHASE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

BIOGAS; EFFLUENTS; HYDROXYAPATITE; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; HYDROXYAPATITE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRUVITE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; HYDROLYSIS; LOADING TEST; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROLYSIS; MESOPHILE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILE;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; DURAPATITE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860152015     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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