Volatile fatty acids productivity by anaerobic co-digesting waste activated sludge and corn straw: Effect of feedstock proportion

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 234-239

  Zhou, Aijuan ^a   Guo, Zechong ^a   Yang, Chunxue ^a   Kong, Fanying ^a   Liu, Wenzong ^b   Wang, Aijie ^a,b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Co digestion; Corn stover (CS); Feedstock proportion; Volatile fatty acids (VFAs); Waste activated sludge (WAS)

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESSES; CARBON SUBSTRATES; CODIGESTION; CORN STOVER; FERMENTATION TIME; NEW APPROACHES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFAS); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAW; WASTE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

ZEA MAYS;

CO-DIGESTION; CORN STOVER (CS); FEEDSTOCK PROPORTION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFAS); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE (WAS);

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; PROPIONATES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885835712     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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