Methane production from sweet sorghum residues via a two-stage process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 235-238

  Stamatelatou, K ^a   Dravillas, K ^a   Lyberatos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Start up; Sweet sorghum; System configuration; Two stage process

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION; WASTEWATER;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME;

METHANE;

METHANE; OXYGEN;

BIODEGRADATION; CROP; METHANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID; METHANOGENESIS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOLID; SOLID WASTE; SORGHUM; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141570898     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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