Dissolved hydrogen concentration as an on-line control parameter for the automated operation and optimization of anaerobic digesters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 626-634

  Cord Ruwisch, Ralf ^a   Mercz, Tom I ^a   Hoh, Choon Yee ^a   Strong, Grahame E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Digester overloading; Hydrogen concentration; On line control

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER CONTROL; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; DISSOLVED HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; ISOVALERIC ACID; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMASS; CONTROL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRESSURE;

EID: 0343471370     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19971220)56:6<626::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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