Influences of pH and moisture content on the methane production in high-solids sludge digestion

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1518-1524

  Jiunn Jyi, Lay ^a   Yu You, Li ^b   Noike, Tatsuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ATAKA Constr Engineering Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

High solids sludge digestion; Lag phase time; Methanogenic activity; Moisture content; pH optima

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; METHANOGENS; MOISTURE; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

GOMPERTZ EQUATION; HALDANE EQUATION; HIGH SOLIDS SLUDGE DIGESTION; LAG PHASE TIME;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; MOISTURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343329768     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00413-7     Document Type: Article

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