The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 1): Optimisation of reactors' performance

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-63

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Leach bed reactor; Methane yields; Methanogenic reactor; Two phase system

Indexed keywords

BED REACTORS; COMPLEX SUBSTRATES; CYCLE LENGTH; METHANE YIELD; METHANE YIELDS; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLID SUBSTRATES; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS; ZEA MAYS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LEACHING; METHANE; PHASE SEPARATION; SUBSTRATES;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; MAIZE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DIGESTION; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 82455191739     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.094     Document Type: Article

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