Attached-film media performance in psychrophilic anaerobic treatment of dairy cattle wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 79-84

  Vartak, D R ^a   Engler, C R ^a   McFarland, M J ^b   Ricke, S C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Animal waste; Fixed film reactors; Methane; Psychrophilic

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; MANURES; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL WASTE; CATTLE WASTEWATER; FIXED FILM REACTORS; PSYCHROPHILIC;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; LIMESTONE; METHANE; POLYESTER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOREACTOR; DAIRY INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031438868     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00135-1     Document Type: Article

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