Sewage sludge to energy - A simulation study

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Schausberger, Paul ^a   Friedl, Anton ^b  

^a VA TECH WABAG GmbH   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mathematical modeling; Physical properties; Process simulation; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

PROCESS SIMULATIONS; SECONDARY RESOURCES; SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT; SIMULATION STUDIES; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION; WASTE TO ENERGY; WASTEWATER INDUSTRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

EID: 84888409747     PISSN: 21946159     EISSN: 19342659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1934-2659.1656     Document Type: Article

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