Enhanced coproduction of hydrogen and methane from cornstalks by a three-stage anaerobic fermentation process integrated with alkaline hydrolysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 373-379

  Cheng, Xi Yu ^a,b   Liu, Chun Zhao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrolysis; Clostridium thermocellum; Cornstalk; Methane fermentation; Two stage hydrogen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; CORNSTALK; METHANE FERMENTATION; TWO STAGE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROLYSIS; INTEGRATION; METHANE; PROCESS CONTROL;

FERMENTATION;

HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; EFFLUENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROLYSIS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ALKALIES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; ZEA MAYS;

CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM;

EID: 84655163510     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.082     Document Type: Article

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