Understanding the formation of recalcitrant dissolved organic nitrogen as a result of thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge
Dian Zhang, Zhaohui An, Mary Strawn, Tom Broderick, Wendell Khunjar, Zhi‐Wu Wang
Abstract
This study for the first time investigated the turnover of dissolved organic nitrogen in lab-scale thermal hydrolysis pretreatment at different temperatures with and without mesophilic anaerobic digestion at a solids retention time of 15 days.
Topics & Concepts
MesophileAnaerobic digestionHydrolysisThermal hydrolysisChemistryNitrogenDigestion (alchemy)Pulp and paper industryAnaerobic exerciseEnvironmental chemistryChromatographyEnvironmental scienceSewage sludge treatmentOrganic chemistrySewage treatmentEnvironmental engineeringMethaneBiologyBacteriaPhysiologyGeneticsEngineeringAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalWastewater Treatment and Reuse