Biphasic biomethanation of wood-hydrolysate effluent

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 461-467

  Chakrabarti, S K ^b   Roychoudhury, P K ^a   Bajpai, P K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Thapar Centre for Industrial Research and Development Patiala   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic filter methanogenic reactor; COD reduction; Dissolving pulp industry; Hemicelluloses reduction; Lignin reduction; Methane yield; Upflow acid reactor; Wood hydrolysate effluent

Indexed keywords

HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; METHANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; PH; PULP MILL; REACTION ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BIOREACTORS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; LIGNIN; METHANE; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WOOD;

BIOMETHANATION; WOOD HYDROLYSATE EFFLUENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033281639     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10731199909117720     Document Type: Article

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