Inhibition of anaerobic digestion process: A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4044-4064

  Chen, Ye ^a   Cheng, Jay J ^a   Creamer, Kurt S ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastes; Anaerobic digestion; Industrial wastes; Inhibition; Municipal wastes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIODEGRADATION; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METAL IONS; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

LIGHT METAL IONS; MUNICIPAL WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; METAL IONS; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIGESTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; ION; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY RECOVERY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40749156248     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.057     Document Type: Review

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