Overcoming sodium toxicity by utilizing grass leaves as co-substrate during the start-up of batch thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2012, Pages 188-192

  Suwannoppadol, Suwat ^a   Ho, Goen ^a   Cord Ruwisch, Ralf ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Betaine; Grass leaves; Sodium toxicity; Start up; Thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MANURE; BETAINE; CO-SUBSTRATE; GRASS CLIPPINGS; GRASS LEAVES; METHANE PRODUCTION; START-UPS; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; MANURES; METHANE; TOXICITY;

SODIUM;

ACETIC ACID; METHANE; SODIUM;

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIPPING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRASS; INHIBITION; LEAF; MANURE; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SODIUM; SUBSTRATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TOXICITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TOXICITY;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SODIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866654072     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.091     Document Type: Article

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