Sustainable wastewater treatment - Ways to achieve energy neutrality

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 240-252

  Ho, Sze Wing ^a   Cheung, Kin Kuen ^a   Fung, Wing Cheong ^a  

^a Electrical and Mechanical Services Department   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; co digestion; energy neutrality; energy recovery; energy saving; sludge pre treatment; sustainable development; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RECLAMATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CODIGESTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; ENERGY NEUTRALITY; ENERGY RECOVERY; PRE-TREATMENT; SUSTAINABLE WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84920166853     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2014.973171     Document Type: Article

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