A comparison of wet and dry anaerobic digestion processes for the treatment of municipal solid waste and food waste

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 549-557

  Angelonidi, Eleni ^a   Smith, Stephen R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biodegradable waste; Biogas; Digestate; Methane; Municipal solid waste; Renewable energy; Resource recovery

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDSTOCKS; METHANE; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE WASTES; DIGESTATE; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT; OPERATING PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESOURCE RECOVERY; TECHNICAL OPERATIONS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

BIOGAS; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CAPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST ANALYSIS; DIGESTIBILITY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; MARKET CONDITIONS; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLID WASTE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DRY ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CROP; EUROPE; FOOD WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WET ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84954528742     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wej.12130     Document Type: Article

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