Zero-valent iron enhanced methanogenic activity in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge after heat and alkali pretreatment

Waste Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 297-302

  Zhang, Yaobin ^a   Feng, Yinghong ^a   Quan, Xie ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkali treatment; Anaerobic digestion; Heat pretreatment; Waste activated sludge; Zero valent iron (ZVI)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; IRON; METHANE; METHANOGENS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ALKALI PRETREATMENT; ALKALI TREATMENT; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; HEAT PRETREATMENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; ZEROVALENT IRONS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; ALKALI; HYDROGEN; IRON NANOPARTICLE; METHANE; IRON; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; METHANOGENESIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HEAT TREATMENT; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ALKALIES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; HOT TEMPERATURE; IRON; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84933677229     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.01.036     Document Type: Article

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