Domestic sewage sludge composting in a rotary drum reactor: Optimizing the thermophilic stage

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 284-291

  Rodríguez, Luis ^a   Cerrillo, María I ^a   García Albiach, Valentín ^b   Villaseñor, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Isolux Ingeniería Ltd   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bulking agent; Oxygen level; Rotary drum reactor; Sludge composting; Turning frequency

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; COMPOSTING; MATURATION; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE CONTENT; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PATHOGEN; POROSITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPOSTING; MOISTURE; PH; POROSITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROTARY DRUM REACTOR; SEWAGE SLUDGE COMPOSTING; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865471054     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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