Effect of total solids concentration of municipal solid waste in anaerobic batch digestion on the biogas produced

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-337

  Igoni, Asinyetogha H ^a   Abowei, Millonaire F N ^a   Ayotamuno, Josiah M ^a   Eze, Chibuogwu L ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaerobic batch digestion; Biogas; Chemical oxygen demand; Energy potential; Methane gas; Municipal solid waste; Non flow system; Organic waste; pH; Total solids

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249814892     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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