Simultaneous effect of initial moisture content and airflow rate on biodrying of sewage sludge

Water Research

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 118-128

  Huiliñir, Cesar ^a   Villegas, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Air flow rates; Biodrying; Energy balance; Initial moisture content; Water mass balance

Indexed keywords

AIR; ENERGY BALANCE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AIR FLOW-RATE; BIO-DRYING; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; MATRIX TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; SIMULTANEOUS EFFECTS; WATER MASS BALANCES;

MOISTURE;

SEWAGE; WATER;

AIR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DESICCATION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84952883870     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.04.046     Document Type: Article

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