High pressure homogenization and two-phased anaerobic digestion for enhanced biogas conversion from municipal waste sludge

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 430-446

  Wahidunnabi, Abdullahil K ^a   Eskicioglu, Cigdem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogas; High pressure homogenization; Sludge pretreatment; Sludge solubilization; Total coliform; Two phased anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; PRE-TREATMENTS; SLUDGE PRETREATMENT; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SLUDGE SOLUBILIZATION; TOTAL COLIFORMS; TOTAL SOLIDS; TWO-PHASED ANEROBIC DIGESTION; VOLATILE SOLID; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; BIOPOLYMER; METHANE; BIOFUEL; POLYMER; SEWAGE; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIGESTION; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; HOMOGENEITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CANADA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZATION; HYPERBARISM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; THICKENED WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CITIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84907863593     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.045     Document Type: Article

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