Hydrodynamic behaviors in fermentative hydrogen bioreactors by pressure fluctuation analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 8669-8675

  Chu, Chen Y ^a   Wu, Shu Y ^a   Wu, Ying C ^a   Lin, Chiu Y ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biogas production rate; Flow regimes; Hydrogen bioreactors; Pressure fluctuation

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS PRODUCTION; DISPERSED BUBBLES; FLOW REGIMES; GEOMETRIC FACTORS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; HYDROGEN BIOREACTOR; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SPECTRUM DIAGRAM; WORKING VOLUME;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOGAS; HYDROGEN;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN;

BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUBBLE; DIAGRAM; FERMENTATION; FLOW PATTERN; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER RETENTION;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051674636     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.094     Document Type: Article

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