Removal of ammonia in a modified two-phase food waste anaerobic digestion system coupled with an aerated submerged biofilter

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 527-534

  Wang, Jing Yuan ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Stabnikova, Olena ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; Anaerobic digestion; Denitrification; Food waste; Nitrification; Submerged biofilter; Wmr 712 3

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILTERS; BIOGAS; FERTILIZERS; INCINERATION; LAND FILL; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

SOLID ORGANIC RESIDUES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; FERTILIZER; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOFILTER; DIGESTION; REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AERATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOFILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOIL TREATMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0842308250     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X0302100605     Document Type: Article

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