Two-phase anaerobic digestion of partially acidified sewage sludge: A pilot plant study for safe sludge disposal in developing countries

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2089-2095

  Passio, Luca ^a   Rizzo, Luigi ^a   Fuchs, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; biogas; developing countries; methane; sludge disposal

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; METHANATION; METHANE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; LAND APPLICATIONS; METHANE CONTENT; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; ORGANIC ACID CONCENTRATION; PILOT TESTS; POST TREATMENT; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; TOTAL SOLIDS; TOTAL VOLATILE SOLIDS; TWO PHASE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84868270447     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.660645     Document Type: Article

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