Effects of pH and substrate:inoculum ratio on batch methane fermentation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Chen, Ten Hong ^a   Hashimoto, Andrew G ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Batch; Biphasic; Inoculum; Methane yield

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FOOD PRODUCTS; GLUCOSE; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

BATCH DIGESTION; BIPHASIC; FOOD TO MICROORGANISM RATIO; SUBSTRATE AND INOCULUM SOLIDS RATIO;

FERMENTATION;

GLUCOSE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENESIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0030152169     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(96)00016-8     Document Type: Article

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