Effect of different acetate: Propionate ratios on the methanogenic community during thermophilic anaerobic digestion in batch experiments

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-161

  Wagner, Andreas Otto ^a   Reitschuler, Christoph ^a   Illmer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acetate; Acetate propionate ratio; Biogas; Methanogenic community; Methanogens; Propionate

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; GAS INDUSTRY; METABOLISM; METHANOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACETATE; ACETATE PROPIONATE RATIO; ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; METHANOGENIC COMMUNITY; PROPIONATE; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; DNA; METHANE; PROPIONATE SODIUM;

ACETATE PROPIONATE RATIO; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA TEMPLATE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMAGGREGANS; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; METHANOCULLEUS BOURGENSIS; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOGENIC COMMUNITY; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA; METHANOSARCINALES; METHANOSPIRILLUM HUNGATEI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; METHANOTHERMOBACTER WOLFEI; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON;

EID: 84903212433     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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