Regulation and optimization of the biogas process: Propionate as a key parameter

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 820-830

  Nielsen, Henrik Bangsø ^a   Uellendahl, Hinrich ^a   Ahring, Birgitte Kiær ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biogas process; Methane; Process imbalance; Propionate; Regulation; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FATTY ACIDS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SUBSTRATES;

BIOGAS PROCESS; KEY PARAMETER; PROCESS IMBALANCE; PROPIONATE; STIRRED TANK REACTOR; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FATTY ACIDS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SUBSTRATES;

ACETATE; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; FATTY ACID; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIPID; MANURE; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SUBSTRATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 35348994472     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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