Pilot scale anaerobic co-digestion of municipal wastewater sludge with biodiesel waste glycerin

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 206-212

  Razaviarani, Vahid ^a   Buchanan, Ian D ^a   Malik, Shahid ^b   Katalambula, Hassan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CITY OF EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic co digestion; Biodiesel waste glycerin; MWS; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; GLYCEROL; METHANE; PULP DIGESTERS;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; BIOGAS AND METHANES; DIGESTER FEEDS; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SLUDGE; MWS; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS INSTABILITIES; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL RATE;

LOADING;

BIODIESEL; BIODIESEL WASTE GLYCERIN; BIOGAS; GLYCEROL; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84874365913     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.101     Document Type: Article

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