Overview of current biological and thermo-chemical treatment technologies for sustainable sludge management

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 586-600

  Zhang, Linghong ^a   Xu, Chunbao ^b   Champagne, Pascale ^a   Mabee, Warren ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bioenergy; biosolid; energy recovery; environmental impact; life cycle assessment; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOSOLIDS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAVY METALS; LIFE CYCLE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-ENERGY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SLUDGE; THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOENERGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMBUSTION; COMPOSTING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASIFICATION; HUMAN; LAND USE; LANDFILLING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIQUEFACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PYROLYSIS; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; THERMO CHEMICAL TREATMENT; WET OXIDATION; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

SEWAGE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84904816544     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X14538303     Document Type: Review

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