Effects of volatile fatty acids, ammonium and agitation on thermophilic methane production from biogas plant sludge in lab-scale experiments

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-316

  Lins, Philipp ^a   Illmer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; METHANE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; METHANE; PLANTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 84864051196     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-012-0132-7     Document Type: Article

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