Bench-scale anaerobic bioconversion of newsprint and office paper

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 93-100

  Clarkson, W W ^a   Xiao, W ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali pretreatment; Cellulose; Digester; Lignin; Methane; Newsprint

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNIN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NEWSPRINT; SULFURIC ACID; WASTE PAPER;

MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; OFFICE WASTE PAPER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METHANOGENESIS; PAPER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0034013017     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0060     Document Type: Article

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