Methanogenesis under acidic pH conditions in a semi-continuous reactor system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8075-8081

  Taconi, Katherine A ^a   Zappi, Mark E ^b   Todd French, W ^c   Brown, Lewis R ^d  

^a The University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Anaerobic digestion; Methane; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; OXYGEN;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC PH; ANAEROBIC (UASB); ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; BATCH SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL-OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); ELSEVIER (CO); FERMENTOR; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; NEUTRAL PH; REACTOR SYSTEMS; WASTE WATER STREAMS;

ALKALINITY;

METHANE;

ACIDITY; ACIDOPHILY; ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; METHANOGENESIS; PH;

ACIDITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANOGENESIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS;

ACIDOPHILES;

EID: 47749106836     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.068     Document Type: Article

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