Effect of long chain fatty acids removal as a pretreatment on the anaerobic digestion of food waste

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-89

  Cho, Han Sang ^a,b   Moon, Hee Sun ^a   Lim, Jae Yong ^a   Kim, Jae Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Environment/Energy Research Team Dongbu Advanced Institute of Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Food waste; Long chain fatty acids; Methanogenic activity assay; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE;

CONTINUOUS SYSTEM; FOOD WASTE; LAG-TIME; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE RECOVERY; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; PRE-TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84872905028     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-012-0092-7     Document Type: Article

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