Anaerobic treatment of cheese whey with a downflow-upflow hybrid reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-139

  Malaspina, F ^a   Cellamare, C M ^a   Stante, L ^a   Tilche, A ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Cheese whey; Downflow upflow hybrid reactor; Two phase anaerobic digestion; Upflow hybrid reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHEESE WHEY; DOWNFLOW-UPFLOW HYBRID REACTOR;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEESE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TURBULENT FLOW; WHEY;

EID: 0030087671     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00187-5     Document Type: Article

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