Method for evaluating anaerobic digester performance

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8623-8626

  Cline, Taylor ^b   Thomas, Nathan ^b   Shumway, Logan ^b   Yeung, Irene ^b   Hansen, Conly L ^a   Hansen, Lee D ^b   Hansen, Jaron C ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae pretreatment; Calorimetry; Cellulose pretreatment; Polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTS; DEGRADATION RATE; DIGESTION PROCESS; METABOLIC HEAT; METABOLIC RATES; MICRO REACTOR; MICRO-SCALES; MIXED CULTURES; PARALLEL SETS; POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; PRE-TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; RAPID MEASUREMENT; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

SUBSTRATES;

LIGNOCELLULOSE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ALGA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOREACTORS; CALORIMETRY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS;

ALGAE;

EID: 77955171810     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.105     Document Type: Article

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