Anaerobic degradation of organic materials - Signifance of the substrate surface area

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 231-238

  Palmowski, L M ^a   Muller J A ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biological degradation; Mechanical pre treatment; Particulate organic substrate; Specific surface area

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES;

SURFACE AREA;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CELLULOSE; ENZYME; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL ENZYME; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0042624842     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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