Characterization of soluble microbial products from anaerobic treatment by molecular weight distribution and nickel-chelating properties

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 915-922

  Kuo, Wen Chien ^a   Parkin, Gene F ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Complexation capacity; Ion selective electrode; Molecular weight distribution; Soluble microbial products; Stability constant

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHELATION; CHEMOSTATS; COMPLEXATION; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COMPLEXATION CAPACITY; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS (SMP); STABILITY CONSTANT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

GLUCOSE; NICKEL;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHELATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMOSTAT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0030130958     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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