Enhanced anaerobic digestion and sludge dewaterability by alkaline pretreatment and its mechanism

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1731-1738

  Shao, Liming ^a   Wang, Xiaoyi ^a   Xu, Huacheng ^a   He, Pinjing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline pretreatment; Dewaterability; Digestibility; Extracellular polymeric substances; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; DEWATERABILITY; DIGESTIBILITY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBOHYDRATES; POLYMERS; PROTEINS;

ALKALINITY;

BIOFUEL; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DEWATERING; DIGESTIBILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PH; SEWAGE; TIME;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFUELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 84867209845     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)61031-0     Document Type: Article

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