Process upsets in a full-scale anaerobic digestion bioreactor: over-acidification and foam formation during biogas production

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Moeller, Lucie ^a   Zehnsdorf, Andreas ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Foaming; Full scale; Over acidification; Process upsets

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; RUNWAY FOAMING; SUGAR BEETS; UREA;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; EARLY WARNING INDICATORS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FULL-SCALE; ITS APPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE TOOLS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CROP; FOAM; MANURE; SUGAR BEET;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOS;

EID: 84991355151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21920567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13705-016-0095-7     Document Type: Article

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