Initiating methanogenesis of vegetable waste at low inoculum-to-substrate ratio: Importance of spatial separation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-173

  Lü, Fan ^a   Hao, Liping ^a   Zhu, Min ^a   Shao, Liming ^a   He, Pinjing ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Anaerobic digestion; Fermentation; Gompertz modeling; Start up

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE WASTES; COMPLETELY-MIXED; FERMENTATION EFFICIENCY; INOCULATION METHOD; INOCULUM-TO-SUBSTRATE RATIOS; METHANE YIELD; METHANOGENESIS; SPATIAL SEPARATION; START-UPS; VEGETABLE WASTES; VOLATILE SOLID;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; METHANE;

SEPARATION;

METHANE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENESIS; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; INOCULUM TO SUBSTRATE RATIO; MEASUREMENT; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; VEGETABLE WASTE;

ACIDS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; METHANE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84855214428     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.104     Document Type: Article

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