Response surface methodology analysis of anaerobic syntrophic degradation of volatile fatty acids in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor inoculated with enriched cultures

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-144

  Amani, T ^a,b   Nosrati, M ^b   Mousavi, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetogenesis; Anaerobic syntrophic digestion; Enriched cultures; Granulation; Methanogenesis; Responsesurface methodology (RSM)

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENESIS; ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENRICHED CULTURES; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; FRACTURED SURFACES; GRANULAR SLUDGE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTERACTIVE EFFECT; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC CULTURES; OPERATING VARIABLES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; POPULATION RATIO; PROPIONIC; RESPONSE-SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SUSPENDED CULTURE; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTORS;

BACTERIA; BIOGAS; DEGRADATION; GRANULATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REACTION INTERMEDIATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BUTYRIC ACID; POLYMER; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POPULATION SIZE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; THERMODYNAMICS; UPFLOW REACTOR;

EID: 84861026334     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: 19763816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-011-0248-7     Document Type: Article

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