Anaerobic digestion of seven different sewage sludges: A biodegradability and modelling study

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6033-6043

  Astals, S ^a   Esteban Gutierrez M ^b   Fernandez Arevalo T ^b   Aymerich, E ^b   Garcia Heras J L ^b   Mata Alvarez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CEIT   (Spain)

Author keywords

ADM1; Anaerobic digestion; Characterisation; Kinetics; Modelling; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; DISINTEGRATION; DYES; ENZYME KINETICS; METHANE; MODELS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLUBILITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADM1; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION MODEL; BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; BIOMETHANE POTENTIAL (BMP); CHARACTERISATION; INITIAL STATE VARIABLES; STOICHIOMETRIC COEFFICIENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INOCULATION; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SLUDGE;

ADM1; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHARACTERISATION; KINETICS; MODELLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 84885386194     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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