Reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) generation and energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1159-1164

  Yerushalmi, L ^a   Ashrafi, O ^a   Haghighat, F ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogas recovery; Energy consumption; GHG emission; Pulp and paper wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS RECOVERY; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS; GHG EMISSION; NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; PULP AND PAPER WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; RECOVERY; REPAIR; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOGAS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MILL; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84875245616     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.681     Document Type: Article

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