Enhancing methane production of Chlorella vulgaris via thermochemical pretreatments

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-141

  Mendez, Lara ^a   Mahdy, Ahmed ^a,b   Timmers, Rudolphus A ^c   Ballesteros, Mercedes ^a,d   González Fernández, Cristina ^a  

^a IMDEA ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chlorella vulgaris; Methane; Microalgae; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; HEAT TREATMENT;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS CONSTANT; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICRO-ALGAE; PRE-TREATMENT; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES;

METHANE;

ALKALI; CARBOHYDRATE; METHANE; PROTEIN; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; MICROALGA; SOLUBILITY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SOLUBILIZATION; THERMOCHEMICAL PRETREATMENT;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; METHANE; MICROALGAE; PRETREATMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; METHANE; MICROALGAE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84885074867     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.136     Document Type: Article

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