Sulfidogenic volatile fatty acid degradation in a baffled reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 81-88

  Vallero, M V G ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a   Bakker, C ^a   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Buffled reactor; Sulfate reduction; VFA

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; MIXTURES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SUBSTRATES;

FATTY ACID DEGRADATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; PERFORMANCE; PH; REACTOR; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 0141719856     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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