Anaerobic digestion of two biodegradable municipal waste streams

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 166-174

  Zhang, Yue ^a   Banks, Charles J ^a   Heaven, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorific value; Food waste; Methane potential; Municipal solid waste; Nutrients; Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; LAND USE; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

DIGESTATE; ENERGY-POTENTIALS; FOOD WASTE; METHANE POTENTIAL; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC WASTES; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; TOXIC ELEMENTS; WASTE STREAM;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOGAS; CARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD PRODUCTION; FRACTIONATION; LANDFILL; MASS BALANCE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROTEIN; STREAM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DOMESTIC FOOD WASTE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENERGY YIELD; FOOD INDUSTRY; LAND USE; METHANOGENESIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859494646     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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