Toxicants inhibiting anaerobic digestion: A review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1523-1534

  Chen, Jian Lin ^a   Ortiz, Raphael ^b   Steele, Terry W J ^b   Stuckey, David C ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anaerobic digestion; Chlorophenols; Halogenated aliphatics; Heavy metals; Inhibition; Long chain fatty acids; Nanomaterials; Sulfide; Toxicant

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENZYME INHIBITION; FATTY ACIDS; HALOGENATION; HEAVY METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHLOROPHENOLS; HALOGENATED ALIPHATICS; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; SULFIDE; TOXICANT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FATTY ACID; HEAVY METAL; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; LITERATURE REVIEW;

AMMONIA; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; SULFIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREACTOR; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROCARBONS; METALS, HEAVY; SULFIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84912530675     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.10.005     Document Type: Review

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