Techno-economic evaluation of the application of ozone-oxidation in a full-scale aerobic digestion plant

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 656-662

  Chiavola, Agostina ^a   D'Amato, Emilio ^b   Gori, Riccardo ^b   Lubello, Claudio ^b   Sirini, Piero ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic digestion; Biological sludge reduction; COD; Economic analysis; Nutrient; Ozonation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; OZONE; OZONIZATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OZONATION PROCESS; SLUDGE SETTLEABILITY; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

NITROGEN; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OZONE; SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST CONTROL; EXTRACTION; FLOW RATE; OXIDATION; OZONATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84875811143     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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