Determination of critical and optimum conditions for biomethanization of OFMSW in a semi-continuous stirred tank reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 418-424

  Fdez Guelfo L A ^a   Alvarez Gallego C ^a   Sales, D ^a   Romero Garcia L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Dry thermophilic; OFMSW; Optimization; Solid retention time

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; DRY-THERMOPHILIC; METHANE PRODUCTION; OFMSW; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SOLID RETENTION TIME; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

INDUSTRY; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 79959291552     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.096     Document Type: Article

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