Analysis of the syntrophic anaerobic digestion of volatile fatty acids using enriched cultures in a fixed-bed reactor

Water Environment Research

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 460-472

  Amani, T ^a,b   Nosrati, M ^b   Mousavi, S M ^a   Kermanshahi, R K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetogenesis reactions; Acetogens; Biofilm; Mesophilic conditions; Methanogenesis reactions; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BUTYRIC ACID; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANOGENS; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETOGENESIS REACTIONS; ACETOGENS; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; METHANOGENESIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFAS);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETOGEN; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FIXED BED REACTOR; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SYNTROPHIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84863317742     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143012X13347678384882     Document Type: Article

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