Co-digestion of food and garden waste with mixed sludge from wastewater treatment in continuously stirred tank reactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 206, Issue , 2016, Pages 245-254

  Fitamo, T ^a   Boldrin, A ^a   Boe, K ^a   Angelidaki, I ^a   Scheutz, C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biochemical methane potential; Hydraulic retention time; Sewage sludge; Urban organic waste

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; METHANE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTOR; GARDEN WASTES; GRASS CLIPPINGS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; ORGANIC WASTES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

METHANE; SEWAGE; WASTE; WASTE WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DIGESTION; FOOD; GARDEN; GRASS; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; RETENTION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD WASTE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRASS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; STIRRED REACTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; FOOD; GARDENING; METABOLISM; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; FOOD; GARDENING; METHANE; POACEAE; SEWAGE; WASTE PRODUCTS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84957569268     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.01.085     Document Type: Article

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