Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge and fat, oil, and grease

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 476-485

  Kabouris, John C ^a   Tezel, Ulas ^b   Pavlostathis, Spyros G ^b   Engelmann, Michael ^c   Dulaney, James A ^c   Todd, Allen C ^a   Gillette, Robert A ^a  

^a CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Pinellas County Utilities   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid phase; Anaerobic digestion; Co digestion; Fatty acids; FOG; Lipids; Mesophilic; Methane production; Municipal sludge; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; EFFLUENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FOG; LIPIDS; METHANE; PULP DIGESTERS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CODIGESTION; MESOPHILIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FAT; METHANE; OIL; VOLATILE AGENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; FATTY ACID; LOADING; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OIL; RETENTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MESOPHILE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FATS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OILS; SEWAGE;

EID: 65549132930     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X357192     Document Type: Article

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