Determining the limits of anaerobic co-digestion of thickened waste activated sludge with grease interceptor waste

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3835-3844

  Wang, Ling ^a   Aziz, Tarek N ^a   De los Reyes, Francis L ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic co digestion; FOG; Grease interceptor; Grease trap

Indexed keywords

FOG; METHANE; OILS AND FATS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; GREASE TRAP; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ACCLIMATION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

METHANE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ACCLIMATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREASE INTERCEPTOR WASTE; METHANOGENESIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLID RETENTION TIME; TEMPERATURE; THICKENED WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

EID: 84878477665     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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