Biochemical methane potential of microalgae: Influence of substrate to inoculum ratio, biomass concentration and pretreatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 488-494

  Alzate, M E ^a   Munoz R ^a   Rogalla, F ^b   Fdz Polanco, F ^a   Perez Elvira S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b AQUALIA Gestión Integral del Agua SA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; BPM assays; Microalgae digestion; Pretreatments; Solubilization degree

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIOLOGICAL PRE-TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ENERGY INPUTS; MICRO-ALGAE; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PRE-TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLUBILIZATION DEGREE; THERMAL HYDROLYSIS; THERMAL PRE-TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND PRE TREATMENTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLUBILITY;

ALGAE;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MICROALGA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLUBILIZATION; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; METHANE; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS;

ALGAE;

EID: 84865540157     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.113     Document Type: Article

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