Enhancement of anaerobic sludge digestion by high-pressure homogenization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 496-501

  Zhang, Sheng ^a   Zhang, Panyue ^a   Zhang, Guangming ^b,c   Fan, Jie ^a   Zhang, Yuxuan ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas production; Excess sludge; Organic degradation; Sludge disintegration

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CYCLE NUMBER; EXCESS SLUDGE; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; METHANE CONTENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; ORGANIC DEGRADATION; SLUDGE DISINTEGRATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; METHANATION; METHANE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTION; HIGH PRESSURE; HOMOGENEITY; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; METHANE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRESSURE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84862301236     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.089     Document Type: Article

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