PH dependency of hydrogen fermentation from alkali-pretreated sludge

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-404

  Xiao, Benyi ^a   Liu, Junxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alkali pretreatment; Anaerobic fermentation; Hydrogen production; pH value; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748866415     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-0399-7     Document Type: Article

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