Effect of moisture content on anaerobic digestion of dewatered sludge: Ammonia inhibition to carbohydrate removal and methane production

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 119-127

  Fujishima, S ^a   Miyahara, T ^a   Noike, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidogenic bacteria; Ammonia inhibition; Anaerobic digestion; Dewatered sludge; Methanogenic bacteria; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEWATERING; GLUCOSE; METHANE; METHANOGENS; MOISTURE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACIDOGENIC BACTERIA; MESOPHILIC DIGESTION; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; CARBOHYDRATE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; METHANE; MOISTURE; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; MOISTURE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0034058718     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0063     Document Type: Article

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