Biogas production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nitrogen concentrations

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 925-932

  Jayaweera, Mahesh W ^a   Dilhani, Jayakodi A T ^a   Kularatne, Ranil K A ^a   Wijeyekoon, Suren L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Biogas; C N ratio; Digester; Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METHANE; NITROGEN; SUBSTRATES;

AMBIENT MESOPHILIC TEMPERATURES; BATCH FEED REACTORS; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; NITROGEN;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYACINTHUS; MANURE; METHANOGENESIS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DIGESTION; EICHHORNIA; MANURE; METHANE; NITROGEN; WATER PURIFICATION;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 34250163881     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701369842     Document Type: Article

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