Biogas production and valorization by means of a two-step biological process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5771-5776

  Converti, A ^a   Oliveira, R P S ^b   Torres, B R ^a   Lodi, A ^a   Zilli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Arthrospira platensis; Biogas purification; Carbon dioxide removal; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; BATCH GROWTH; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL; CARBON UTILIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FED BATCHES; FED-BATCH CULTIVATION; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MAXIMUM VALUES; PLATENSIS; RETENTION TIME; SHADING EFFECT;

AIR PURIFICATION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; METHANE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOPROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FED BATCH CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; GASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS;

EID: 68649105895     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.072     Document Type: Article

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