Acidogenic fermentation of industrial wastewaters: Effects of chemostat retention time and pH on volatile fatty acids production

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 492-499

  Bengtsson, Simon ^a,b   Hallquist, Jakob ^a   Werker, Alan ^a   Welander, Thomas ^a  

^a AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidogenic fermentation; Anaerobic; Mixed culture; Paper mill wastewater; Volatile fatty acids (VFA); Whey

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

ACIDOGENIC FERMENTATION; MIXED CULTURE; PAPER MILL WASTEWATER; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFA);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEESEMAKING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; TIME; WASTE WATER; WHEY;

EID: 44449108001     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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