A comparative study of anaerobic digestion of food waste in a single pass, a leachate recycle and coupled solid/liquid reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 319-324

  Xu, H L ^a   Wang, J Y ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Tay, J H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Coupled solid liquid bioreactor; Food waste; Leachate recycle; Single pass

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SINGLE PASS REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOREACTOR; FOOD; LEACHATE; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; LABORATORY TEST; LEACHING; LIQUID; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; RECYCLE FERMENTATION; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; SOLID WASTE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FERMENTATION; FOOD; RECYCLING;

EID: 0037261458     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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