Effect of tryptone and ammonia on the biogas process in continously stirred tank reactors treating cattle manure

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 905-914

  Nielsen, H B ^a   Ahring, B K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammonia inhibition; Process imbalance; Protein degradation; VFA dynamics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; METHANE; METHANOGENS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENS; AMMONIA INHIBITION; CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTOR; ORGANIC OVERLOADING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STIMULATING EFFECTS; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BIOGAS; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; WATER;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; MANURES; METHANE; METHANOGENS;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CATTLE; FATTY ACID; MANURE; METHANOGENESIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MANURE; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BOS;

EID: 34547990695     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095933328086188485     Document Type: Article

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