Anaerobic bioconversion of carbon dioxide to biogas in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Alimahmoodi, Mahmood ^a   Mulligan, Catherine N ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ANAEROBIC BIOCONVERSION; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); METHANOGENIC ACTIVITIES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANOGENESIS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 38549158050     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.1.95     Document Type: Article

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