Influence of total solid and inoculum contents on performance of anaerobic reactors treating food waste

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 6994-7002

  Forster Carneiro, T ^a   Perez M ^a   Romero, L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dry conditions; Food waste; Inoculum source; Methane; Thermophilic digestion

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DECOMPOSITION; METHANE;

DRY CONDITIONS; FOOD WASTE; INOCULUM SOURCE; THERMOPHILIC DIGESTION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; FATTY ACID; METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DECOMPOSITION; METHANE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; FOOD; METHANOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMOPHILY; WASTE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INOCULATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; FOOD; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 44649118015     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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