Food waste decomposition in leachbed reactor: Role of neutralizing solutions on the leachate quality

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1707-1714

  Selvam, Ammaiyappan ^a   Xu, Su Yun ^a   Gu, Xiang Yang ^b   Wonga, Jonathan W C ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Decomposition; Food waste; Leachbed reactor; VFA composition

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOMPOSITION;

ACIDOGENESIS; ACIDOGENIC REACTOR; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; FOOD WASTE; LEACHATE QUALITY; LEACHBED REACTOR; NEUTRALIZING AGENTS; VOLATILE SOLIDS REDUCTIONS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; BUFFER; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACETIC ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOMPOSITION; LEACHATE; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOMPOSITION; LEACHING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; SOLID WASTE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD; HYDROLYSIS; METHODOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACETATES; ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; BUFFERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FOOD; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROPIONIC ACIDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SODIUM ACETATE;

EID: 77958166592     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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