Pilot-scale anaerobic co-digestion of municipal wastewater sludge with restaurant grease trap waste

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-33

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic co digestion; Grease trap waste; Maximum organic loading rate; Municipal wastewater sludge; Pilot scale

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACID; INHIBITION; LOADING; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREASE TRAP WASTE; MUNICIPAL WATEWATER SLUDGE; REACTOR; SLUDGE; SOLID; WASTE;

EID: 84876310961     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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