High-rate anaerobic degradation of 5 and 6 carbon sugars under thermophilic and mesophilic conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3925-3930

  Forbes, C ^a   Hughes, D ^a   Fox, J ^a   Ryan, P ^a   Colleran, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cellulose; OFMSW; Pectin; Pre hydrolysis; Thermophilic AD

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; CARBON SUGARS; DEGRADABILITY; GALACTURONIC ACIDS; HIGH RATE; HYBRID REACTOR; LOADING RATE; MESOPHILIC; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; OFMSW; RESEARCH PAPERS; STABLE REACTORS; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; ARABINOSE; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; RHAMNOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; XYLOSE;

ACETATE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; SUGAR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON;

EID: 76749121784     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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