Anaerobic digestion of the vegetable fraction of municipal refuses: Mesophilic versus thermophilic conditions

Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 371-376

  Converti, A ^a   Del Borghi, A ^a   Zilli, M ^a   Arni, S ^a   Del Borghi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; VEGETABLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032875617     PISSN: 0178515X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004490050689     Document Type: Article

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