Alkalinity ratios to identify process imbalances in anaerobic digesters treating source-sorted organic fraction of municipal wastes

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-5

  Martin Gonzalez L ^a   Font, X ^a   Vicent, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkalinity ratios; Anaerobic digestion; Monitoring; SS OFMSW

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; OVERLOAD CONDITION; SOURCE-SORTED ORGANIC FRACTION; SS-OFMSW; TOTAL ALKALINITIES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LOADING; MONITORING; PULP DIGESTERS;

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BIOGAS;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84877318072     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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