Mixing and phase hold-ups variations due to gas production in anaerobic fluidized-bed digesters: Influence on reactor performance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-43

  Buffière, Pierre ^a   Fonade, Christian ^b   Moletta, René ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fluidized bed; Biogas production; Hydrodynamics; Kinetics; Model

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DISTILLERIES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WINE;

BIOGAS EFFERVESCENCE; FLUIDIZED-BED DIGESTERS; GAS HOLDUP; MONOD MODEL;

BIOREACTORS;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 19244384094     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19981005)60:1<36::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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