Optimizing the thermophilic hydrolysis of grass silage in a two-phase anaerobic digestion system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-125

  Orozco, A M ^a   Nizami, A S ^b   Murphy, J D ^b   Groom, E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Grass silage; Thermophilic hydrolysis; Two phase anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; LOADING; METHANE;

BIOLOGICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; GRASS SILAGES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROLYSIS AND ACIDIFICATIONS; MESOPHILIC TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; TWO PHASE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; GLASS; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXANOIC ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; SILAGE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 84879433249     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.118     Document Type: Article

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