Improving the performance and economics of co-digestion and energy production

86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 793-803

  Schafer, Perry ^a   Muller, Chris ^a   Willis, John ^a  

^a BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic co digestion; Biosolids; Digester gas; Economics; Energy; Performance; Wastewater solids

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS; FEEDSTOCKS;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; DIGESTER GAS; ENERGY; PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER SOLIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84930221468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2175/193864713813668367     Document Type: Conference Paper

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