The biodrying concept: An innovative technology creating energy from sewage sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-129

  Winkler, M K H ^a,c   Bennenbroek, M H ^a   Horstink, F H ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b   van de Pol, G J ^a  

^a GMB BioEnergie BV   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodrying; Composting; Sludge reduction; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZERS; BIO-DRYING; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL CONVERSIONS; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS; SLUDGE REDUCTION; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

WASTE INCINERATION;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER;

AERATION; AMMONIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSTING; DEWATERING; FERTILIZER; INNOVATION; INSTALLATION; POWER GENERATION; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; STANDARD (REGULATION); SULFATE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODRYING; COMPOSTING; SLUDGE REDUCTION; WASTEWATER;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DESICCATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN; ODORS; SEWAGE;

EID: 84883232413     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.138     Document Type: Article

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