Methanogenic population dynamics during start-up of anaerobic digesters treating municipal solid waste and biosolids

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 342-355

  Griffin, Matt E ^a   McMahon, Katherine D ^a   Mackie, Roderick I ^a   Raskin, Lutgarde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digesters; Biosolids; Methanogenic population dynamics; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CELLULOSE; FATTY ACIDS; MANURES; METHANE; PH; RNA; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOSOLIDS; MESOPHILIC BIOREACTORS; THERMOPHILIC BIOREACTORS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FATTY ACID; METHANE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REACTOR; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; EURYARCHAEOTA; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

BOS TAURUS; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 0032485065     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980205)57:3<342::AID-BIT11>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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