Importance of Initial Moisture Content and Bulking Agent for Biodrying Sewage Sludge

Drying Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-144

  Yang, Benqin ^a   Zhang, Lei ^b   Jahng, Deokjin ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable volatile solids; Biodrying; Bulking agent; Moisture content; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BETTER PERFORMANCE; BIO-DRYING; BULKING AGENTS; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; LOWER HEATING VALUE; SLUDGE BIO-DRYING; THROUGH AIR DRYING; VOLATILE SOLID;

MIXTURES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RUBBER; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84891339178     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2013.795586     Document Type: Article

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