Effect of ammonia and nitrate on biogas production from food waste via anaerobic digestion

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-212

  Sheng, Kuichuan ^a   Chen, Xiang ^a   Pan, Jinming ^a,b   Kloss, Rolf ^a   Wei, Yi ^a   Ying, Yibin ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MinistryofAgriculture   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DIGESTION PERFORMANCE; METHANE PRODUCTION; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NITRIFICATION TREATMENT; TOTAL AMMONIA NITROGENS;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; METHANE; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84883360329     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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