Effects of sludge pretreatment on sludge reduction in a lab-scale anaerobic/anoxic/oxic system treating domestic wastewater

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-502

  Uan, D K ^a,b   Yeom, I T ^b   Arulazhagan, P ^c   Rajesh Banu, J ^d  

^a HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic anoxic oxic reactor; Biological nutrient removal; Sludge reduction; Thermochemical pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC/ANOXIC/OXIC PROCESS; ANAEROBIC/ANOXIC/OXIC REACTOR; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; THERMOCHEMICAL PRETREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84874898874     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0120-0     Document Type: Article

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