Reduced temperature hydrolysis at 134°C before thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge at increasing organic load

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-103

  Gianico, A ^a   Braguglia, C M ^a   Cesarini, R ^a   Mininni, G ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dewaterability; Methane; Organic loading rate; Supernatants; Thermal hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; DYES; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; SPECIFIC HEAT;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION; DEWATERABILITY; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SLUDGE BIODEGRADABILITIES; SUPERNATANTS; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTIBILITY; HEAT BALANCE; HYDROLYSIS; OXIC CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

EID: 84879468475     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.069     Document Type: Article

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