Evidence of anaerobic syntrophic acetate oxidation in biogas batch reactors by analysis of 13C carbon isotopes

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-377

  Polag, Daniela ^a   Heuwinkel, Hauke ^b   Laukenmann, Stephan ^a   Greule, Markus ^a   Keppler, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaerobic digestion; biogas; carbon 13; methane; methanogenesis; pathways; stable isotope tracer techniques; syntrophic acetate oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAIZE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; SLUDGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

ZEA MAYS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; MAIZE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEWAGE;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885904208     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2013.805758     Document Type: Article

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