Foam suppression in overloaded manure-based biogas reactors using antifoaming agents

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-205

  Kougias, P G ^a   Boe, K ^a   Tsapekos, P ^a   Angelidaki, I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Antifoams; Biogas; Foaming; Organic overload

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BATCH REACTORS; FOAM CONTROL; MANURES; METHANE; RUNWAY FOAMING; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; VEGETABLE OILS;

ANTI-FOAMING AGENTS; ANTIFOAMS; FOAM REDUCTIONS; OCTANOIC ACIDS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC OVERLOAD; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; TRIBUTYLPHOSPHATE;

BIOGAS;

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; BIOGAS; METHANE; OCTANOIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; RAPESEED OIL; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; FOAM; HERB; INHIBITOR; MANURE; ORGANIC ACID; PHOSPHATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATTLE; FOAMING; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANTIFOAMS; BIOGAS; FOAMING; ORGANIC OVERLOAD;

ANIMALS; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; METHANE;

EID: 84890895934     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.083     Document Type: Article

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