Co-digestion, pretreatment and digester design for enhanced methanogenesis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 627-642

  Shah, Fayyaz Ali ^a   Mahmood, Qaisar ^a   Rashid, Naim ^a   Pervez, Arshid ^a   Raja, Iftikhar Ahmad ^a   Shah, Mohammad Maroof ^a  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Algae; Biogas; Co digestion; Digester design; Performance parameters; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMASS; DESIGN; MICROORGANISMS;

CODIGESTION; DIGESTER DESIGN; INHIBITORY EFFECT; METHANE YIELD; METHANOGENESIS; OPTIMISATIONS; ORGANIC LOADINGS; PER UNIT; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PRE-TREATMENTS;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84909943042     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.053     Document Type: Review

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