Model for carbon metabolism in biological phosphorus removal processes based on in vivo 13C-NMR labelling experiments

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2128-2138

  Pereira, Helena ^a   Lemos, Paulo C ^b   Reis, Maria A M ^b   Crespo, JOÃO P S G ^b   Carrondo, Manuel J T ^b,c   Santos, Helena ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Anaerobic aerobic cycle; Biochemical model; Biological phosphorus removal; Glycogen; In vivo 31P and 13C NMR; Metabolism; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; GLYCOGEN; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; METHYL GROUP; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; LABELING INDEX; PH; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; REMOVAL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC CYCLE; BIOCHEMICAL MODEL; CARBON METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHATE RELEASE; PHOSPHATE UPTAKE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 0030247223     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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