Combined ultrasonication and thermal pre-treatment of sewage sludge for increasing methane production

• Main Authors: Trzcinski, Antoine Prandota, Tian, Xinbo, Wang, Chong, Lin, Li Leonard, Ng, Wun Jern
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Waste management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106225; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38315
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article focuses on the combination of ultrasonic and thermal treatment of sewage sludge (SS). The combination involved ultrasonicating a fraction of the sludge and thermal treatment at various temperatures and this resulted in solubilization of proteins and carbohydrates, and so contributing to...