Comparative assessment of anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste at mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 238-251

  Surroop, Dinesh ^a   Mohee, Romeela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; biogas; MSW; municipal solid waste; organic fraction

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; METHANE;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; METHANE CONTENT; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME;

EID: 79953272294     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2011.039272     Document Type: Article

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