Enhancement of methane production from long chain fatty acid based effluents

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4086-4095

  Cavaleiro, A J ^a   Pereira, M A ^a   Alves, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Dairy wastewater; Oleic acid; Palmitic acid; Pulse feeding

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FATTY ACIDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; DAIRY WASTEWATER; PALMITIC ACID; PULSE FEEDING;

METHANE;

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; METHANE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DAIRY INDUSTRY; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DAIRYING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; SEWAGE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 40749118857     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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