Reactor performance and methanogenic archaea species in thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge mixed with food wastewater

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 276, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-28

  Jang, Hyun Min ^a   Kim, Mi Sun ^b   Ha, Jeong Hyub ^a   Park, Jong Moon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Food wastewater; Pyrosequencing; Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR); Thermophilic anaerobic co digestion (TAcoD); Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; MIXING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; ORGANIC ACID CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; PYROSEQUENCING; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES; METHANOTHERMOBACTER;

EID: 84928266670     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.04.072     Document Type: Article

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