Thermal and thermo-chemical pre-treatment of four waste residues and the effect on acetic acid production and methane synthesis

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1669-1677

  Strong, P J ^a,b   Gapes, D J ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LanzaTech Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Biosolid; Hydrolysis; Waste treatment; Wet oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID PRODUCTIONS; CHICKEN FEATHERS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DIVERSE SOLIDS; GAS FLUX; METHANE YIELD; OXIDATIVE ATMOSPHERE; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESSING WASTES; PRODUCT FORMATION; THERMO-CHEMICAL; THERMO-CHEMICAL REACTIONS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTE RESIDUES; WET OXIDATION;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANIMALS; BIOGAS; BIOSOLIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROLYSIS; INERT GASES; KRAFT PULP; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PH; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

METHANE;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; LIGNITE; METHANE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETIC ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOSOLID; DIGESTION; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHICKEN; CHICKEN PROCESSING WASTE; FEATHER; GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; KRAFT PULP SOLIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE INLET MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THERMAL REACTION; THERMO CHEMICAL REACTION;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHICKENS; COAL; FEATHERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BIOGAS; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; METHANE; OXIDATION; PRETREATMENT; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84864514871     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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