In-situ biogas upgrading in thermophilic granular UASB reactor: key factors affecting the hydrogen mass transfer rate

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 221, Issue , 2016, Pages 485-491

  Bassani, Ilaria ^a   Kougias, Panagiotis G ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Gas liquid mass transfer rate; Granules; Hydrogen; In situ biogas upgrading; UASB

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOGAS UPGRADING; GAS RECIRCULATIONS; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; GRANULES; HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENESIS; MASS TRANSFER RATE; UASB;

BIOGAS;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; BIOFUEL; METHANE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERAMICS; DIGESTIBILITY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HYDROGEN; IN SITU TEST; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOPHILY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETENTION TIME; SURFACE AREA; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UPFLOW REACTOR; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY;

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

EID: 84988640881     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.09.083     Document Type: Article

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