Counteracting foaming caused by lipids or proteins in biogas reactors using rapeseed oil or oleic acid as antifoaming agents

Water Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-127

  Kougias, P G ^a   Boe, K ^a   Einarsdottir, E S ^a   Angelidaki, I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Antifoams; Biogas; Foaming; Lipids; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; FERTILIZERS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; LIPIDS; OILSEEDS; OLEIC ACID; VEGETABLE OILS;

ANTI-FOAMING AGENTS; ANTIFOAMS; BIOGAS PLANTS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOGAS REACTOR; FOAM REDUCTIONS; FOAMING; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; RAPESEED OIL;

PROTEINS;

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE; OLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; RAPESEED OIL; BIOFUEL; MANURE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; DIGESTION; LIPID; PROTEIN;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BOVINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FOAMING; MANURE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; MANURE; METHANE; OLEIC ACID; PLANT OILS; PROTEINS;

EID: 84929163701     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.04.034     Document Type: Article

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