Continuous methanogenesis of black liquor of pulp and paper mills in an anaerobic baffled reactor using an immobilized cell system

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1277-1281

  Kennedy, John F ^a   Panesar, Parmjit S ^b   Grover, Rajesh ^c   Marwaha, Satwinder S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Punjab State Council for Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; Black liquor; COD; Methane

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; BIOGAS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; METHANE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; BLACK LIQUOR; METHANOGENESIS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

BEVERAGES; BIOGAS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; METHANE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; IMMOBILIZED CELL REACTOR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIQUID; LOADING TEST; METHANOGENESIS; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; REACTION TIME; REACTOR MONITORING; REDUCTION KINETICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745611389     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1546     Document Type: Article

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