Estimation of Biogas Production Rate in a Thermophilic UASB Reactor Using Artificial Neural Networks

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-614

  Kanat, Gurdal ^a   Saral, Arslan ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Modeling; Neural networks; Thermophilic; UASB

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANAEROBIC; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION RATES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; THERMOPHILIC; UASB; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOGAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 70349506179     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-008-9150-x     Document Type: Article

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