UASB treatment of wastewater with VFA and alcohol generated during hydrogen fermentation of food waste

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2897-2905

  Han, Sun Kee ^a   Kim, Sang Hyoun ^a   Shin, Hang Sik ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Food waste; Hydrogen fermentation; Methanogenic activity; UASB reactor; VFA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; MICROORGANISMS;

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTORS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY (SMA); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GADUS MORHUA; METHANOSAETA;

EID: 15744369470     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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