Experimental co-digestion of corn stalk and vermicompost to improve biogas production

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1834-1840

  Chen, Guangyin ^a   Zheng, Zheng ^a,b   Yang, Shiguan ^c   Fang, Caixia ^a   Zou, Xingxing ^a   Luo, Yan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CODIGESTION; CORN STALK; CRYSTALLINITIES; METHANE YIELD; PH VALUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOTAL SOLIDS; VERMICOMPOSTS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY;

BIOGAS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE; PH EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOGAS; COMPOST; FATTY ACID; MAIZE; METHANE; PH; WASTE TREATMENT; YIELD;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; PH; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; VERMICOMPOST; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; PLANT STEMS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956265433     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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