Essence of disposing the excess sludge and optimizing the operation of wastewater treatment: Rheological behavior and microbial ecosystem

Chemosphere

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

  Tang, Bing ^a   Zhang, Zi ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Excess sludge disposal; Membrane bioreactor; Microbial ecosystem; Rheological behavior; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ECOSYSTEMS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MASS TRANSPORTATION; MICROORGANISMS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RECLAMATION; RHEOLOGY; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; OPERATION EFFICIENCIES; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; WASTEWATER PURIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PURIFICATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RHEOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMASS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYSTERESIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; REVIEW; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SURFACE CHARGE; THIXOTROPY; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EXCESS SLUDGE DISPOSAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEM; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; ECOSYSTEM; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84896546436     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.12.067     Document Type: Review

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