Co-digestion of food waste in municipal wastewater treatment plants: Effect of different mixtures on methane yield and hydrolysis rate constant

Applied Energy

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 250-255

  Koch, Konrad ^a   Helmreich, Brigitte ^a   Drewes, Jörg E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Batch test; Co digestion; Food waste; Hydrolysis rate constant; Raw sludge; Ultimate methane potential

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MIXTURES; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BATCH TESTS; CODIGESTION; FOOD WASTE; HYDROLYSIS RATE CONSTANTS; METHANE POTENTIAL; RAW SLUDGES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

DATA ASSIMILATION; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; METHANE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84908456072     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.10.025     Document Type: Article

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