Enhanced methane production from Taihu Lake blue algae by anaerobic co-digestion with corn straw in continuous feed digesters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 264-270

  Zhong, Weizhang ^a   Chi, Lina ^b   Luo, Yijing ^a   Zhang, Zhongzhi ^a   Zhang, Zhenjia ^b   Wu, Wei Min ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; C N ratio; Corn straw; Methane; Taihu Lake blue algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMMONIA; LOADING; METHANE; PRODUCTIVITY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; BLUE ALGAE; C/N RATIO; CORN STRAWS; DIGESTION PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; ORGANIC LOADING RATES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID;

ACETATE; AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; ESTER; FATTY ACID; GAS PRODUCTION; METHANE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ALGA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BLUE ALGA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; LAKE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

EID: 84875240532     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.060     Document Type: Article

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