Potentials and limits of anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Energy self-sufficient municipal wastewater treatment plant?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1277-1281

  Jenicek, P ^a   Bartacek, J ^a   Kutil, J ^a   Zabranska, J ^a   Dohanyos, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Disintegration; Energy self sufficiency; Sewage sludge; Specific biogas production; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY; MODERATE CLIMATE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; THERMOPHILIC; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; VOLATILE SOLID; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DISINTEGRATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOGAS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; DIGESTIBILITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CZECH REPUBLIC; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84867221575     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.317     Document Type: Article

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