Diphasic fixed-film biomethanation of distillery spentwash

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 239-244

  Goyal, S K ^a   Seth, R ^a   Handa, B K ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diphasic biomethanation; Distillery spentwash; Fixed film; GAC; Media porosity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISTILLERIES; FATTY ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENS; ORGANIC ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDOGENS; DISTILLERY SPENTWASH; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; PROPIONIC ACID; TOTAL VOLATILE ACIDS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

METHANATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHANE; MOLASSES; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0030152399     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(96)00033-8     Document Type: Article

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