Mesophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Influence of the solid retention time in the wastewater treatment process

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 1453-1460

  Bolzonella, David ^a   Pavan, Paolo ^b   Battistoni, Paolo ^c   Cecchi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digester performances; Energetic balance; Mesophilic anaerobic digestion; Sludge pre treatment; Solid retention time; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; SOLID RETENTION TIME; VOLATILE SOILDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 9644288123     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.06.036     Document Type: Article

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