Multi-phased anaerobic baffled reactor treating food waste

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 239-244

  Ahamed, A ^a   Chen, C L ^a   Rajagopal, R ^a   Wu, D ^a   Mao, Y ^a   Ho, I J R ^a   Lim, J W ^a   Wang, J Y ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Food waste; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; PHASE SEPARATION; SEPARATION; SUBSTRATES; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; BIO-ENERGY; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; FOOD WASTE; HIGH ORGANIC; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT METHODS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS; BIOFUEL; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GAS PRODUCTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONDIMENT; ENERGY RECOVERY; FOOD WASTE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEAT; MULTI PHASED ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; PH MEASUREMENT; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOD; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GADIDAE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FOOD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84923062636     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.117     Document Type: Article

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