Hydrogen production in a high rate fluidised bed anaerobic digester

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1291-1298

  Guwy, A J ^a   Hawkes, F R ^a   Hawkes, D L ^a   Rozzi, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digester; Bicarbonate alkalinity; Fluidised bed; Hydrogen; VFA

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUIDIZED BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; WASTE WATER;

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGEN; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

FLUIDIZED BED ANAEROBIC DIGESTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 0030615877     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00235-7     Document Type: Article

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