A review of the production and applications of waste-derived volatile fatty acids

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-99

  Lee, Wee Shen ^a   Chua, Adeline Seak May ^a   Yeoh, Hak Koon ^a   Ngoh, Gek Cheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acidogenic fermentation; Biological nutrient removal; Hydrogen; Microbial fuel cell; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Volatile fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ACIDOGENIC FERMENTATION; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; KEY FEATURE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERTINENT FACTORS; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; RESEARCH INTERESTS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NUTRIENTS; SUBSTRATES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84884724484     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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