Heavy metal-affected degradation of butyric acid in anaerobic digestion

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-161

  Lin, C Y ^a   Chou, J ^a   Lee, Y S ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Butyric acid; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; METHANOGENS;

BUTYRIC ACID; METHANOGENESIS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

BUTYRIC ACID; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032126059     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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