Reduction of volatile fatty acids and odor offensiveness by anaerobic digestion and solid separation of dairy manure during manure storage

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-98

  Page, Laura H ^a   Ni, Ji Qin ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a   Heber, Albert J ^a   Mosier, Nathan S ^a   Liu, Xingya ^a   Joo, Hung Soo ^b   Ndegwa, Pius M ^b   Harrison, Joseph H ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal agriculture; Malodor; Manure management; PH; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BUTYRIC ACID; EFFLUENTS; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; MANURES; PROPIONIC ACID; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

% REDUCTIONS; ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ANIMAL AGRICULTURE; CODIGESTION; DAIRY MANURES; MALODOURS; MANURE MANAGEMENT; MANURE STORAGES; PH; TOTAL VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; MANURE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT; FATTY ACID; FOOD PROCESSING; MANURE; ODOR; REDUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MANURE; ODOR; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLID; STORAGE; AIR POLLUTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ANIMALIA;

AIR POLLUTION; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; MANURE; ODORS;

EID: 84921466608     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.024     Document Type: Article

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