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Efficiency of a pilot-scale integrated sludge thickening and digestion reactor in treating low-organic excess sludge

Qiang He Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jiang Li Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China; Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Hongxia Liu Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China
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Chuandong Tang Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China
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Jaap de Koning Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Henri Spanjers Lettinga Associates Foundation, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Pages 1403-1408 | Received 11 Jul 2011, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 09 Nov 2011

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