Comparative process stability and efficiency of anaerobic digestion; mesophilic vs. thermophilic

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 4369-4385

  Kim, Moonil ^a   Ahn, Young Ho ^b   Speece, R E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mesophilic; Microbial consortia proximity; Nutrients; Reactor configuration; Thermophilic; Volatile fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; DATA REDUCTION; FATTY ACIDS; PH EFFECTS;

BIOAVAILABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

CALCIUM; COBALT; FATTY ACID; IRON; NICKEL; PROPIONIC ACID; WATER; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; NUTRIENT; STABILITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TANK; TEMPERATURE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BUTYRATES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PROPIONATES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0036803518     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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