Optimizing anaerobic digestion by selection of the immobilizing surface for enhanced methane production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 248-255

  Adu Gyamfi, Nicholas ^b   Ravella, Sreenivas Rao ^a,d   Hobbs, Phil J ^a,c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Anaerobic Analytics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Methane; Optimization; Supports; Taguchi

Indexed keywords

C:N RATIO; INOCULUM LEVEL; LOADING RATE; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; MIXING RATES; NUTRIENTS CONCENTRATIONS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PROCESS STABILITY; SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATES; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS; LOADING; METHANE; MOLECULAR SIEVES; OPTIMIZATION; SILICA GEL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IMMOBILIZATION; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; INOCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKALIES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84864055263     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.042     Document Type: Article

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