Anaerobic digestion of animal waste: Effect of mixing

Sustainable World

Volumn 7, Issue , 2003, Pages 175-185

  Karim, K ^a   Klasson, K Thomas ^b   Hoffmann, R ^a   Dresher, S R ^b   DePaoli, D W ^b   Al Dahhan, H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTAMINATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; METHANE; MIXING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR INFILTRATION; ANIMAL WASTES; BIOGAS RECIRCULATION; COMPUTER AUTOMATED RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING (CARPT);

SOLID WASTES;

EID: 2942637833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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