The effects of organic acids on the methanogenic degradation of the landfill leachate molecules butyrate and valerate

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 792-800

  James, A G ^a   Watson Craik, I A ^a   Senior, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Landfill; Methanogenesis; pH; Sulphate reduction; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; LAND FILL; METHANE; OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BUTYRATE; METHANOGENESIS; SULPHATE REDUCTION; VALERATE;

FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0032031315     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00294-7     Document Type: Article

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