A novel approach for simultaneous improvement of dewaterability, post-digestion liquor properties and toluene removal from anaerobically digested sludge

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 291, Issue , 2016, Pages 192-198

  Wacławek, Stanisław ^a   Grübel, Klaudiusz ^b   Dennis, Philip ^c   Vinod, V T P ^a   Černík, Miroslav ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIELSKO BIALA   (Poland)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobically digested sludge; Peroxydisulfate; Peroxymonosulfate; Persulfates; Toluene

Indexed keywords

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGES; BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; PEROXYDISULFATE; PEROXYMONOSULFATE; PERSULFATES; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION; THERMOPHILIC DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84957928554     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.103     Document Type: Article

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