Yields of biomass and extracellular polymers in four anaerobic sludges

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-291

  Jia, X S ^a   Furumai, H ^b   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Carbohydrate; ECP; Protein; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; GLUCOSE; GRANULATION; PROTEINS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBES; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; DEGRADATION REACTION; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; YIELD;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; METHANE; POLYMER; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; STEADY STATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029945955     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616386     Document Type: Article

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