Effect of anaerobic reactor process configuration on useful energy production

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2583-2591

  DiStefano, Thomas D ^a   Palomar, Albert ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological hydrogen production; Methane; Phased reactors; Specific energy yield; Staged reactors; UASB

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SUBSTRATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY YIELDS; PHASED REACTOR; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; SPECIFIC ENERGY; SPECIFIC ENERGY YIELD; STAGED REACTOR; TWO PHASE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

METHANE;

BUTYRIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETATE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDROGEN; METHANE; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENERGY YIELD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

EID: 77950871379     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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