Advanced thermal hydrolysis: Optimization of a novel thermochemical process to aid sewage sludge treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6158-6166

  Abelleira, Jose ^a   Pérez Elvira, Sara I ^b   Portela, Juan R ^a   Sánchez Oneto, Jezabel ^a   Nebot, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEWATERABILITY; DOEHLERT DESIGN; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; OPERATION TIME; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; PEROXIDATION; PRE-TREATMENT; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SECOND-ORDER POLYNOMIAL; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; STEAM INJECTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; TOTAL YIELD; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY;

OPTIMIZATION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEATING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; SOLUBILIZATION; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADVANCED THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTRATION; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PEROXIDATION; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CARBON; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84861890023     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204203y     Document Type: Article

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