Anaerobic digestion from the viewpoint of microbiological, chemical, and operational aspects - A review

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-278

  Amani, T ^a   Nosrati, M ^a   Sreekrishnan, T R ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chemical aspects; Microbiological aspects; Operational aspects; Syntrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISMS;

ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS; EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; STANDARD CONDITIONS; SYNTROPHIC INTERACTIONS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 78651479564     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/A10-011     Document Type: Review

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