Impact of substrate to inoculum ratio in anaerobic digestion of swine slurry

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1065-1069

  González Fernández, Cristina ^a   García Encina, Pedro A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Free ammonia; Methane production; slurry; Swine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BATCH TESTS; FREE AMMONIA; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; PROPIONIC ACIDS; START-UP; SWINE; SWINE SLURRY; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACIDS; AMMONIA; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE; SUBSTRATES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; INHIBITION; PH; PIG; SLURRY; SUBSTRATE; TESTING METHOD;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67349203159     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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