Microwave-assisted chemical oxidation of biological waste sludge: Simultaneous micropollutant degradation and sludge solubilization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-134

  Bilgin Oncu, Nalan ^a   Akmehmet Balcioglu, Isil ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes; Antibacterial micropollutants; Biological waste sludge; Microwave; Sludge treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; MICROWAVES; OXIDANTS; SOLUBILITY;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; ANTIBIOTIC DEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGN; METAL SOLUBILIZATION; MICROPOLLUTANTS; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

WASTE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE; OXIDIZING AGENT;

AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEWATERING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; MICROWAVE ASSISTED CHEMICAL OXIDATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; ANTIBACTERIAL MICROPOLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL WASTE SLUDGE; MICROWAVE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; MICROWAVES; NITRATES; OXIDANTS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; SULFATES; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84881495097     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.043     Document Type: Article

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