Combined electrical-alkali pretreatment to increase the anaerobic hydrolysis rate of waste activated sludge during anaerobic digestion

Applied Energy

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-102

  Zhen, Guangyin ^a,b   Lu, Xueqin ^a   Li, Yu You ^a   Zhao, Youcai ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline solubilization; Dewaterability; Electrolysis; Ultraviolet visible (UV Vis) spectra; Waste activated sludge (WAS)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE SOLUBILIZATIONS; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; DEWATERABILITY; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; DISINTEGRATION DEGREES; PRETREATMENT METHODS; ULTIMATE METHANE YIELDS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; DEWATERING; DIGESTIBILITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; PH; POLYMER; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84899920679     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.062     Document Type: Article

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