Effects of heavy metals as stress factors on anaerobic digestion processes and biogas production from biomass

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1383-1398

  Mudhoo, A ^a   Kumar, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Biohydrogen; Biomethane; Inhibition; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; METAL IONS; NICKEL; SUBSTRATES;

ACIDOGENESIS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIOMETHANE; HEAVY METAL INHIBITION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METHANOGENESIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTEIN; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84887429367     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0167-y     Document Type: Review

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