The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 2): Hydrolysis, acidification and methanogenesis in a two-phase system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 7393-7400

  Cysneiros, Denise ^a   Banks, Charles J ^a   Heaven, Sonia ^a   Karatzas, Kimon Andreas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Anaerobic digestion; Hydrolysis; Leach bed reactor; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

BED REACTORS; CYCLE LENGTH; HYDROLYSIS RATE; LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; LEACHATES; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; SOLID SUBSTRATES; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS; ZEA MAYS;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; METHANE;

PHASE SEPARATION;

METHANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CELLULOSE; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHATE; MAIZE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SUBSTRATE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; FED BATCH REACTOR; FEEDING; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; MAIZE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; SOLUBILITY; WATER PURIFICATION; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959622711     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.05.042     Document Type: Article

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