Kinetics of accelerated solid-state fermentation of organic-rich municipal solid waste

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-238

  Vieitez E R ^a   Mosquera, J ^b   Ghosh, S ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidification; First order hydrolysis; Gasification; High solids; Monod kinetics; OFMSW

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; GASIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; REACTION KINETICS; SOLID WASTES;

ACIDIFICATION; MONOD KINETICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW); SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; M PROTEIN; METHANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; LANDFILL; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE;

EID: 0242359914     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0076     Document Type: Article

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