An examination of thermophilic anaerobic digestion as the first stage in dual digestion

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-248

  Roberts, R ^a   Le, Son ^b   Forster, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b North West Water Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual digestion; Hydraulic retention time; Thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032138395     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758298529551     Document Type: Article

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