Application of hydrothermal oxidation and alkaline hydrothermal gasification for the treatment of sewage sludge and pharmaceutical wastewaters

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-537

  Onwudili, Jude A ^a   Radhakrishnan, Pushpa ^a   Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hydrothermal; sewage sludge; wastewaters

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; METHANE; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ASH CONTENTS; AUTOCLAVE REACTORS; GAS PRODUCT; GASIFICATION PROCESS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL OXIDATION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; ORGANIC CONTENT; OXIDATION PROCESS; PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER; SAMPLE TREATMENT; TOC REMOVAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL SOLIDS;

GASIFICATION;

ACETONITRILE;

BIOREACTOR; DRUG; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXIDATION; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINE HYDROTHERMAL GASIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GASIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL OXIDATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873663979     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.701336     Document Type: Article

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