Evaluation of a new fixed-bed digester design utilizing large media for flush dairy manure treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 8619-8625

  Zaher, Usama ^a   Frear, Craig ^a   Pandey, Paramod ^a   Chen, Shulin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Dairy manure; Fixed bed digester; Process modeling

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FLUID MECHANICS; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; HYDRAULICS; MANURES; MIXING; SEWAGE LAGOONS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILM FORMATIONS; COLD WEATHER; DAIRY MANURE; DAIRY MANURES; FIXED BEDS; FIXED-BED DIGESTER; HYDRAULIC LOADS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LAGOON SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NEW DESIGN; PILOT-SCALE; PROCESS MODELING; REMOVAL RATES; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; STEAM INJECTIONS; TOTAL SOLIDS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

PULP DIGESTERS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DAIRY FARMING; MANURE; MODELING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FIXED BED REACTOR; MANURE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; NUTRIENT; PH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMOBILES; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DAIRYING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MANURE; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIGESTERS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULICS; LAGOONS; MANURE; MIXING; PULPS; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 50349099832     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.04.034     Document Type: Article

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