Thermo-acidic pretreatment of beach macroalgae from rügen to optimize biomethane production-double benefit with simultaneous bioenergy production and improvement of local beach and waste management

Marine Drugs

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5681-5705

  Barbot, Yann Nicolas ^a   Thomsen, Laurenz ^a   Benz, Roland ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Baltic sea; Beach management; Biogas; Bioremediation; Eutrophication; Pretreatment; R gen; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CHLORIDE; VOLATILE AGENT; ACID; BIOFUEL; METHANE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EUTROPHICATION; GERMANY; HYDROLYSIS; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROCESS DESIGN; REACTION TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PH; SEAWEED;

ACIDS; BIOFUELS; GERMANY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; SEAWEED; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84942917494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md13095681     Document Type: Article

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