Molasses as an external carbon source for anaerobic treatment of sulphite evaporator condensate

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1943-1950

  Silva, Flávio ^a   Nadais, Helena ^a   Prates, António ^b   Arroja, Luís ^a   Capela, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Silvicaima Sociedade Silvícola Caima SA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Inhibition; Molasses; Red liquor; Sulphite evaporator condensate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDENSATE TREATMENT; EVAPORATORS; METHANE; MOLASSES; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP COOKING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC REACTORS; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CARBON SOURCES; COD REMOVAL RATES; COD REMOVALS; COOKING LIQUORS; EXTERNAL-; INHIBITION; METHANE PRODUCTIONS; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; OVERALL PERFORMANCES; RED LIQUOR; SUBSTRATE INHIBITIONS; SUGAR CANE MOLASSES; SULPHITE EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE; SULPHITE PULPS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CARBON; METHANE; MOLASSES; SULFITE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; INHIBITION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUGAR CANE; SULFITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; SUGARCANE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CARBON; EUCALYPTUS; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; MOLASSES; SULFITES; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD;

CONDENSATES; EVAPORATORS; HEATING; INHIBITION; METHANE; MOLASSES; PAPER MILLS; POLLUTION; PROCESSING; PULP MILLS; REACTORS; SPENT SULFITE LIQUORS; STABILITY;

EID: 57649111987     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.10.029     Document Type: Article

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