Characterization of the curing process from high-solids anaerobic digestion

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 537-544

  Drennan, Margaret F ^a   DiStefano, Thomas D ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Compost stability; Curing; Phytotoxicity; Volatile sulfur compounds

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; COMPOST STABILITY; CURING PROCESS; DIGESTATE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HIGH-SOLIDS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW LEVEL; MATURITY INDICES; METHANETHIOL; MICROENVIRONMENTS; ODOR POTENTIAL; ORGANICS; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; PHYTOTOXIC COMPOUNDS; PHYTOTOXICITY; ROUTINE ANALYSIS; SOLID-PHASE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; VOLATILE SOLID; VOLATILE SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSTING; CURING; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OXYGEN; STABILIZATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; SULFUR; TOXIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPOST; LABORATORY METHOD; PHYTOTOXICITY; SULFUR COMPOUND;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; MICROENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; OXYGEN; SULFUR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 70349432162     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.029     Document Type: Article

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