Comparing the influence of low power ultrasonic and microwave pre-treatments on the solubilisation and semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-49

  Houtmeyers, Sofie ^a   Degrève, Jan ^a   Willems, Kris ^a,b   Dewil, Raf ^a   Appels, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Scientia Terrae Research Institute   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Microwave pre treatment; Pilot scale; Ultrasound pre treatment; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; DYES; EXPERIMENTS; MICROWAVES; SOLUBILITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; BIODEGRADABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

COD SOLUBILISATION; DIGESTION EFFICIENCY; PILOT SCALE; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT METHODS; RECOVERY OF ENERGIES; ULTRASOUND PRE TREATMENTS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN; VOLATILE AGENT; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; DIGESTIBILITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; ULTRASONICS; WATER TREATMENT; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY YIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; ULTRASOUND; WASTE-TO-ENERGY; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MICROWAVES; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84906834083     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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