Kinetics of propionate conversion in anaerobic continuously stirred tank reactors

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Nielsen, H B ^a   Mladenovska, Z ^a   Ahring, B K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degradation kinetics; Manure; Propionate

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FERTILIZERS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MANURES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTEGRATED MICHAELIS-MENTEN EQUATION; PROPIONATE; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION; SUBSTRATE DEPLETION;

SUBSTRATES;

PROPIONIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE;

ESTERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ESTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MANURE; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KINETICS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42249109511     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802028535     Document Type: Article

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