Stable carbon isotopes of methane for real-time process monitoring in anaerobic digesters

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-160

  Polag, Daniela ^a   Krapf, Lutz Christian ^b   Heuwinkel, Hauke ^b   Laukenmann, Stephan ^a   Lelieveld, Jos ^a   Keppler, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogas; Laser absorption spectroscopy; Methanogenic pathways; Online monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; ISOTOPES; METHANE; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOGENIC PATHWAYS; MONITORING PARAMETERS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE; ONLINE MONITORING; REAL-TIME PROCESS MONITORING; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

PULP DIGESTERS;

CARBON; CARBON 13; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERMENTATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; SLUDGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ABSORPTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DYNAMICS; FERMENTATION; MONITORING; PH; PROCESS MONITORING; SPECTROSCOPY; TITRIMETRY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84895929890     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201200201     Document Type: Article

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