Comparison of operating strategies for increased biogas production from thin stillage

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-30

  Moestedt, Jan ^a,b   Nordell, Erik ^a   Schnürer, Anna ^b  

^a Department of Biogas R andD ^*  (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Hydrogen sulphide; Temperature; Thin stillage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION RATES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA; THIN STILLAGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

LOADING;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAIN; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; KINETICS; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSAETACEAE; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC LOADING RATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTOR MONITORING; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SWEDEN; SYNTROPHIC ACETATE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE; THIN STILLAGE;

AMMONIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE; TEMPERATURE; THIN STILLAGE;

AMMONIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84896849593     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.01.030     Document Type: Article

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