Pilot-scale application of an online VFA sensor for monitoring and control of a manure digester

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2496-2503

  Boe, K ^a   Angelidaki, I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Control; Manure; Online monitoring; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ALARM THRESHOLDS; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BIOGAS PLANTS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CASCADE CONTROLLER; CONTROL APPROACH; FEED FLOWS; HEADSPACES; MANURE DIGESTERS; MONITORING AND CONTROL; ONLINE MONITORING; ORGANIC CONTENT; PILOT SCALE; RULE BASED ALGORITHMS; RULE-BASED SUPERVISORY SYSTEMS; WASTE STREAM; YIELD PARAMETERS;

ALGORITHMS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; AUTOMATION; BIOGAS; CONTROL; MANURES; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SENSORS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

SUBSTRATES;

BIOGAS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALGORITHM; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOMATION; BIOGAS; CONTROL SYSTEM; FATTY ACID; MANURE; SENSOR;

ALGORITHM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MANURE; ONLINE MONITORING; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR OPERATION; RELIABILITY; SENSOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; MANURE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84872743755     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.498     Document Type: Article

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