Stable isotope composition of biogas allows early warning of complete process failure as a result of ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digesters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 251-259

  Lv, Zuopeng ^a   Hu, Meng ^a   Harms, Hauke ^a   Richnow, Hans Hermann ^a   Liebetrau, Jan ^b   Nikolausz, Marcell ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia inhibition; Biogas; Process stability; Stable isotope fingerprinting

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPES; PROCESS MONITORING; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

AMMONIA INHIBITION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; MESOPHILIC CONDITION; PROCESS STABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOFUEL; CARBON; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOMONITORING; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACID; GAS PRODUCTION; INHIBITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; PH; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHICKEN; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MAIZE; MANURE; MESOPHILE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SILAGE; STEADY STATE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; ISOTOPE LABELING; TIME;

ACETATES; AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHICKENS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANE; NITROGEN; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84903644295     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.029     Document Type: Article

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