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Microwave High‐Pressure Thermochemical Conversion of Sewage Sludge as an Alternative to Incineration
Author(s) -
Bohlmann Janine T.,
Lorth Christian M.,
Drews Anja,
Buchholz Rainer
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199905)22:5<404::aid-ceat404>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - incineration , waste management , sewage sludge , environmental science , high pressure , sewage , engineering , engineering physics
In industrialized countries, the disposal of moist organic wastes poses a severe problem. Various thermal treatment methods, like incineration or gasification, have been established which, however, require the energy‐consuming preliminary drying of organic wastes. High‐pressure thermochemical conversion processes follow a different route with conversion taking place in the presence of liquid water.