Effect of temperature decrease on the microbial population and process performance of a mesophilic anaerobic bioreactor

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 943-952

  Bohn, I ^a   Bjornsson L ^a   Mattiasson, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Farm scale digestion; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Low temperature; Methanogenic population

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHANE; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION; FARM SCALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANOGENIC POPULATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOGENS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; FLUORESCENCE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FED BATCH REACTOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT RESIDUE; PROKARYOTE; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSARCINACEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34548031647     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618843     Document Type: Article

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