Syntrophic acetate oxidation in industrial CSTR biogas digesters

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-44

  Sun, Li ^a   Müller, Bettina ^a   Westerholm, Maria ^a   Schnürer, Anna ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Industrial biogas production; Methanogens; Operating parameters; Syntrophic acetate oxidising bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; METHANOGENS;

ACETICLASTIC METHANOGEN; BIOGAS DIGESTERS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SYNTROPHIC ACETATE OXIDATIONS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ULTUNENSE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNTROPHACETICUS SCHINKII; SYNTROPHIC ACETATE OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE; TEPIDANAEROBACTER ACETATOXYDANS; THERMACETOGENIUM PHAEUM; THERMOTOGA; THERMOTOGA LETTINGAE;

INDUSTRIAL BIOGAS PRODUCTION; METHANOGENS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SYNTROPHIC ACETATE OXIDISING BACTERIA;

ACETATES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARCHAEA; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84890938542     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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