Simultaneous Hydrogen and Methane Production Through Multi-Phase Anaerobic Digestion of Paperboard Mill Wastewater Under Different Operating Conditions

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 142-156

  Farghaly, Ahmed ^a   Tawfik, Ahmed ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor; Heating energy consumption; Hydrogen; Methane; Operating conditions; Paperboard mill wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PAPERBOARDS; SUBSTRATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; HEATING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATES (HPR); OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PAPERBOARD MILLS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; METHANE PRODUCTION RATE; RETENTION TIME; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; NITROGEN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84981200579     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-016-2204-7     Document Type: Article

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