Factors influencing the degradation of garbage in methanogenic bioreactors and impacts on biogas formation

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 575-582

  Morita, Masahiko ^a   Sasaki, Kengo ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Garbage; Methane fermentation

Indexed keywords

ACETICLASTIC METHANOGEN; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA INHIBITION; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS; CODIGESTION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GARBAGE; METHANE FERMENTATION; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENIC BIOREACTORS; METHANOGENIC COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SUPPORTING MATERIAL; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DEGRADATION; METHANE; METHANOGENS; PHASE SEPARATION;

BIOGAS;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CARBON FIBER; TRACE ELEMENT;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PH; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMMONIA FORMATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PH; POROSITY; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; GARBAGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862646020     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3953-z     Document Type: Review

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