Physical and mathematical modelling of anaerobic digestion of organic wastes

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 534-540

  Kiely, G ^b   Tayfur, G ^a   Dolan, C ^b   Tanji, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Ammonia; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Carbon dioxide; Mathematical modelling; Methane; Municipal solid waste (MSW); pH; Primary sewage sludge (PSS)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; TEMPERATURE;

BIODEGRADATION; GAS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; MODELLING-PHYSICAL;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATTY ACIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; PH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

MUNICIPAL ORGANIC WASTES (MSW); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 0031106088     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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