Biotechnological utilization with a focus on anaerobic treatment of cheese whey: Current status and prospects

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3492-3525

  Chatzipaschali, Aspasia A ^a   Stamatis, Anastassios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas production; Biotechnology; Cheese whey; COD removal; High strength wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CHEESE WHEY; COD REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HIGH STRENGTH WASTEWATER; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84866529977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5093492     Document Type: Review

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