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Anaerobic digestion of various 6

feedstocks for second-generation
biofuel production

R. Muthudineshkumar, R. Anand
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli, India

Nomenclature

carbon to nitrogen ratio
C/N
calcium hydroxide
Ca (OH) 2
ethanol
C 2 H 5 OH
valeric acid
CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 COOH
butyric acid
CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 COOH
propionic acid
CH 3 CH 2 COOH
acetic acid
CH 3 COOH
methanol
CH 3 OH
methyl bisulfate
CH 3 OSO 3
carbon monoxide
CO
carbon dioxide
CO 2
Iron Sodium Zeolite Socony Mobil-5
Fe-NaZSM-5
Iron Zeolite Socony Mobil-5
Fe-ZSM-5
hydrogen sulfide
H 2 S
sulfuric acid
H 2 SO 4
hydrogen chloride
HCl
potassium carbonate
K 2 CO 3
potassium hydroxide
KOH
sodium carbonate
Na 2 CO 3
sodium hydroxide
NaOH
ammonia
NH 3
nitrogen oxides
NO x
palladium
Pd
platinum
Pt
sulfur dioxide
SO 2
6.1 Introduction
The awareness of flammable gas obtained from rotten vegetable materials has been
understood ever since the time when the ancient Persians lived. Later on, when civili-
zation entered modern times, in Europe centralized drainage systems were being
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