Development of thermophilic populations, amylase and cellulase enzyme activities during thermophilic aerobic digestion of model agricultural waste slurry

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1661-1669

  Ugwuanyi, J Obeta ^a,b   Harvey, Linda M ^a   McNeil, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amylase; Cellulase; Thermophiles; Thermophilic aerobic digestion (TAD); Waste processing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOREACTORS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE AERATION; SLURRIES;

THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTION (TAD); WASTE SLURRY;

ENZYMES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3042802388     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(03)00309-1     Document Type: Article

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