Long chain fatty acids degradation in anaerobic digester: Thermodynamic equilibrium consideration

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-345

  Oh, Sung T ^a   Martin, Alastair D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Electron transfer; Interspecies; Long chain fatty acids; Short chain fatty acids; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACIDOGENESIS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; DRIVING FORCES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EXOTHERMIC PROCESS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LARGE PARTS; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; LONG CHAINS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; METHANOGENESIS; MODEL RESULTS; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; SHORTER CHAINS; SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; BATCH REACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FERMENTATION; PH EFFECTS; PULP DIGESTERS; STEARIC ACID; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 74449093477     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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