Treatment of digestate from a co-digestion biogas plant by means of vacuum evaporation: Tests for process optimization and environmental sustainability

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1339-1344

  Chiumenti, A ^a   da Borso, F ^a   Chiumenti, R ^a   Teri, F ^a   Segantin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Concentration; Digestate treatment; Vacuum evaporation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; DIGESTATE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EVAPORATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; SINGLE-STAGE CONFIGURATION; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LIQUIDS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VAPORS;

VACUUM EVAPORATION;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATE; DILUTION; ENERGY USE; EVAPORATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PURIFICATION; SILAGE; SUBSTRATE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; DIGESTATE TREATMENT; ENERGY COST; EVAPORATION; ITALY; MANURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SILAGE; VACUUM; VACUUM EVAPORATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; MANURE; NITROGEN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILAGE; SWINE; VACUUM; WATER;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84881256683     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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