A mathematical model for the interactive behavior of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogens during anaerobic digestion

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 791-801

  Ahammad, Sk Ziauddin ^a   Gomes, James ^a   Sreekrishnan, T R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Methanogens; Simulation; Statistical validation; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; FORECASTING; METHANOGENS; MICROORGANISMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENS; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; INTERACTIVE BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION CAPABILITY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL VALIDATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DIGESTION; MASS BALANCE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBSTRATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053651323     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143011X12989211840819     Document Type: Article

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