Mesophilic performance of attached-film reactors subject to low temperature stress

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1463-1468

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

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Attached film bioreactor; Dairy manure

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOGAS; LIMESTONE GRAVEL; MANURE; MESOPHILIC PERFORMANCE; METHANE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYESTER MATTING; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; STRESS TOLERANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; MANURES; PERFORMANCE; STRESSES;

ATTACHED FILM BIOREACTOR; DAIRY MANURE; LOW TEMPERATURE STRESS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0032170589     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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