Sewage sludge disposal with energy recovery: A review

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-28

  Jorge, Fernando Caldeira ^a   Dinis, Maria Alzira P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; INTEGRATED RESPONSE; PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 84880223041     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.12.00004     Document Type: Article

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