The role of anaerobic digestion in the emerging energy economy

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-149

  Batstone, Damien John ^a   Virdis, Bernardino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; METHANE; NUTRIENTS; RECOVERY;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; ELECTRON TRANSFER; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SCOPE OF APPLICATION; VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DOMESTIC WASTE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RECOVERY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MIXED CULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHANE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84896699061     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.013     Document Type: Review

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