Extracellular polymers of hydrogen-utilizing methanogenic and sulfate-reducing sludges

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1439-1444

  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; Carbohydrates; ECP; Extracellular polymers; Hydrogenotrophs; Methanogenic; Protein; Sulfate reducing

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; HYDROGEN; METHANOGENS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS; HYDROGENOTROPIC SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; HYDROGENOTROPS; METHANOGENIC; SULFATES;

PROTEINS;

CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROGEN; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLOCCULATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EXTRACELLULAR; POLYMERS; SLUDGE;

EID: 0030153062     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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