Promoting chain elongation in mixed culture acidification reactors by addition of ethanol

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-16

  Grootscholten, T I M ^a   Kinsky dal Borgo, F ^a   Hamelers, H V M ^a   Buisman, C J N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carboxylate; MCFA; Mixed culture fermentation; OFMSW; VFA; Waste

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATE; MCFA; MIXED CULTURES; OFMSW; VFA;

ACIDIFICATION; CARBOXYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELONGATION; ETHANOL; HYDROLYSIS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; WASTES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL; FATTY ACID; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; RECYCLING; REMOTE SENSING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871582933     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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