Anaerobic retting of banana and arecanut wastes in a plug flow digester for recovery of fiber, biogas and compost

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-235

  Chanakya, Hoysall N ^a   Sreesha, Malayil ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Areca husk fiber; Banana leaf fiber; Biogas; Plug flow digester

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; COMPOSTING; FIBERS; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECOVERY;

COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION PATTERNS; ENERGY INPUTS; FIBER RECOVERIES; LIGNIN REMOVAL; MASS RECOVERY; PLUG FLOW DIGESTER; PRE-TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; FERMENTATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECOVERY; WASTE TREATMENT;

INDIA;

ARECA; ARECA CATECHU;

EID: 84862025443     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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