Simulation of process steady-state in livestock waste methanogenesis

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 565-573

  Hill, D T ^a,b,d   Cobb, S A ^c,d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Services Branch   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anaerobic fermentation; Biofuels; Bioreactor systems; Livestock waste; Methane production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005825175     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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