Kinetics of an intermittent-flow, continuous-mix anaerobic reactor

Energy Sources

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 525-542

  Ghaly, A E ^a   Sadaka, S S ^a   Hazza'a, A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MANURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTERMITTENT FLOW; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 0034226720     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310050013758     Document Type: Article

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