High - solids anaerobic digestion for the recovery of energy from municipal solid waste (msw)

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-349

  Ramasamy, E V ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biogas; Biomass; Methane; Solid state digestion; Vegetable waste

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; LIQUIDS; METHANE; PHASE SEPARATION; VEGETABLES;

BIOFILM SUPPORTS; HIGH-SOLIDS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LIQUID PHASE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF ENERGIES; VEGETABLE WASTES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANURE; PERFORMANCE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034004387     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618120     Document Type: Article

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