Stability enhancement of anaerobic digestion through membrane gas extraction under organic shock loads

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-161

  Voolapalli, Ravi K ^a   Stuckey, David C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Gas membrane; Hydrogen; Shock loads; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMOSTATS; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACIDS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN; METHANOGENS; SILICONES;

SHOCK LOADS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; SILICONE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DISSOLVED GAS; GAS SEPARATION; MEMBRANE; REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMOSTAT; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOBACTERIUM; PH; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032189752     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(1998100)73:2<153::AID-JCTB939>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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