Evaluation of an anaerobic digestion system for processing celss crop residues for resource recovery

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2009-2015

  Strayer, R F ^a   Finger, B W ^a   Alazraki, M P ^a  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; MINERAL; NITRATE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CANDIDA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; NASA CENTER KSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; POTATO; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NASA CENTER KSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CANDIDA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; EVALUATION STUDIES; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MINERALS; NITRATES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031290581     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00934-4     Document Type: Article

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