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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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Anaerobic digester designs include batch, plug-ow, and continuously stirred tank, upow,
and two-tank reactors. The batch reactor is a single vessel design in which all steps of the
digestion process take place. Advanced reactors aim to improve waste contact with active bac-
teria and/or to separate and control the environments for acid-forming and methane-forming
bacteria. Modifying multiple variables can optimize anaerobic digestion: waste pretreatment,
heating, mixing, nutrient addition, specialized bacteria addition, and pH among others.
4.2.2.2 Biomass to Synt ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966