Effect of feed to microbe ratios on anaerobic digestion of Chinese cabbage waste under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions: Biogas potential and kinetic study

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 293-301

  Kafle, Gopi Krishna ^a   Bhattarai, Sujala ^b   Kim, Sang Hun ^c   Chen, Lide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chinese cabbage waste (CCW); Feed to microbe ratio (F M); Kinetic study; Mesophilic and thermophilic temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE CABBAGE; GAS ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MAIZE; PH; TEMPERATURE; VOLUMETRY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHINESE CABBAGE WASTE (CCW); FEED TO MICROBE RATIO (F/M); KINETIC STUDY; MESOPHILIC AND THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; BRASSICA; KINETICS;

EID: 84891814240     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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