Methane production from waste organic matter

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5252899

Stafford, D A; Hawkes, D L; Horton, R

This appears to be the first book published dealing exclusively with anaerobic digestion. The book contains 12 chapters covering: (1) fundamentals and types of digesters, (2) a world survey of digester designs, (3) microbiology of digestion, (4) biochemistry of methane generation, (5) digester design, (6) biogas characteristics and uses, (7) operational problems, (8) environmental conditions for control of digester performance, (9) potential of anaerobic digestion with reference to various organic waste materials such as animal wastes, wastewater sludges, food processing wastes, etc., (10) advantages of anaerobic digestion including public health aspects, (11) analytical techniques used in the estimation of various parameters, and; (12) commercial aspects.

• OSTI ID: 5252899
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKANES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
BIOCONVERSION
BIOGAS PROCESS
BIOSYNTHESIS
DIGESTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROCARBONS
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PROCESSING
PUBLIC HEALTH
REVIEWS
SYNTHESIS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES