A critical review on inhibition of anaerobic digestion process by excess ammonia

R Rajagopal, DI Massé, G Singh - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Ammonia plays a vital role in the performance and stability of anaerobic digestion (AD) of N-rich
organic-feedstock. Several research works were carried-out to study the effect of …

Potential of biological processes to eliminate antibiotics in livestock manure: an overview

DI Massé, NM Cata Saady, Y Gilbert - Animals, 2014 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Beside their use to treat infections, antibiotics are used excessively as
growth promoting factors in livestock industry. Animals discharge in their feces and urine …

On farm biogas production: A method to reduce GHG emissions and develop more sustainable livestock operations

DI Massé, G Talbot, Y Gilbert - Animal feed science and technology, 2011 - Elsevier
We describe the potential contribution of on-farm biogas production to reducing greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions and other environmental impacts related to livestock operations. GHG …

Reduction of indicator and pathogenic microorganisms by psychrophilic anaerobic digestion in swine slurries

C Côté, DI Massé, S Quessy - Bioresource technology, 2006 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of a low temperature anaerobic
treatment to reduce viable populations of indicator microorganisms (total coliforms, Escherichia …

The effect of temperature on slaughterhouse wastewater treatment in anaerobic sequencing batch reactors

DI Masse, L Masse - Bioresource technology, 2001 - Elsevier
High strength slaughterhouse wastewater was treated in four 42 l anaerobic sequencing batch
reactors (ASBRs) operated at 30C, 25C and 20C. The wastewater contained between 30…

Comprehensive model of anaerobic digestion of swine manure slurry in a sequencing batch reactor

DI Massé, RL Droste - Water Research, 2000 - Elsevier
An improved mathematical model of anaerobic digestion in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR)
process is developed. The model simulates the interactions between the biological, liquid (…

The effect of temperature fluctuations on psychrophilic anaerobic sequencing batch reactors treating swine manure

DI Masse, L Masse, F Croteau - Bioresource Technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Under northern climatic conditions, a temporary decrease in the temperature of anaerobic
reactors treating swine manure is likely to happen at the farm. The objective of this study was …

Losses in microstrip

RA Pucel, DJ Masse, CP Hartwig - IEEE transactions on …, 1968 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Expressions are derived for the conductor loss in microstrip transmission lines. The formulas
take into account the finite thickness of the strip conductor and apply to the mixed dielectric …

Technical and operational feasibility of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion biotechnology for processing ammonia-rich waste

DI Massé, R Rajagopal, G Singh - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Ammonia nitrogen plays a critical role in the performance and stability of anaerobic digestion
(AD) of ammonia rich wastes like animal manure. Nevertheless, inhibition due to high …

Anaerobic digestion of chicken feather with swine manure or slaughterhouse sludge for biogas production

Y Xia, DI Massé, TA McAllister, C Beaulieu… - Waste management, 2012 - Elsevier
Biogas production from anaerobic digestion of chicken feathers with swine manure or
slaughterhouse sludge was assessed in two separate experiments. Ground feathers without any …