Hydrolysis, acidification and dewaterability of waste activated sludge under alkaline conditions: Combined effects of NaOH and Ca(OH)2

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 237-243

  Su, Gaoqiang ^a   Huo, Mingxin ^b   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a,c   Wang, Shuying ^a   Peng, Yongzhen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dewaterability; Mixed alkaline condition; Volatile fatty acid; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; CALCIUM; HYDROLYSIS; MIXTURES;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; COMBINED EFFECT; DEWATERABILITY; HYDROLYSIS PROCESS; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FATTY ACID; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION; PH; PROTEIN; SOLUBILIZATION;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

EID: 84876307267     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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