Two-phase methanation of lactose in biofilm reactors

Anaerobic methanation of lactose, the main component of cheese whey, is an attractive alternative for the disposal of this wastewater because of its added benefit of recovering energy as methane. Two advances in this technology have been the separation of the bacteria in two reactors according to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu, Jian
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31900