Evaluation of methanogenic activities during anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-174

  Nopharatana, A ^a   Clarke, W P ^a   Pullammanappallil, P C ^a   Silvey, P ^a   Chynoweth, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bioreactor; Landfill; Methanogenic activity; MSW

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; METHANOGENS; MICROORGANISMS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE TREATMENT;

CELLULASE ACTIVITY; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEQUENCING;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; FORMIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TIME;

EID: 0032104336     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00190-9     Document Type: Article

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