The effect of direct addition of iron(III) on anaerobic digestion efficiency and odor causing compounds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2391-2396

  Park, Chang Min ^a,b   Novak, John T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cheil Industries Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Fe(III); Odor; Volatile solids

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; DIGESTION PERFORMANCE; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; VOLATILE ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE SOLID;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; ODOR CONTROL; ODORS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; IRON; ODOR; SLUDGE; SULFIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; ODOR; ODOR CONTROL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CHLORIDES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; ODORS; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84892734903     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.507     Document Type: Article

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