Fundamental science and engineering of the anaerobic digestion process for biogas production

The Biogas Handbook: Science, Production and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 104-130

  Murphy, Jerry D ^a   Thamsiriroj, Thanasit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Digester configuration; Methane; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FEEDSTOCKS; METHANE; METHANOGENS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; DIGESTER CONFIGURATION; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84878570466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097415.1.104     Document Type: Chapter

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