Ablative reactor
Reactor configuration based on a rotating disc used for fast pyrolysis
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Ablative reactor
Reactor configuration based on a rotating disc used for fast pyrolysis
Acetogenesis
Biochemical conversion of volatile fatty acids to acetic acid and mineral products
Acetotrophic
Bacteria which feed off acetate
Acidogenesis
Conversion of small organic molecules to volatile fatty acids
AD
Aerobic
In the presence of oxygen
Aerobic digestion
Sludge degradation in the presence of oxygen
After burner
Region above a thermochemical fluidised bed reactor where thermal oxidation takes place
Agglomerate
Action of agglomeration (v) or a single particle (or floc) formed from a collection of coalesced/aggregated particles
Agglomeration (of particles)
Coalescence or aggregation of particles to form larger ones
Air to solids ratio
Mass of air employed per unit mass of sludge solids in a dissolved air flotation process
Alkaline stabilisation
Stabilisation of sludge based on lime dosing
Alum
Aluminium sulphate
Anaerobic
In the absence of oxygen
Anaerobic digestion AD
Sludge degradation in the absence of oxygen
Annamox
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation
Annular gap
Ring-shaped gap between two concentric cylinders
Antimicrobial resistant genes ARG
Genes which enable microbes to resist chemicals which are designed to attack them
Archimedean
Type of large screw used for conveying solids or liquids though a cylindrical conduit
ARG
Ash
Solid product stream generated from incineration
Aspect ratio
Length to diameter
Auger/screw reactor
Pyrolytic reactor configuration using a turning screw to transport the solids through the reactor
Autothermal
Sustained by the heat generated
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