Production of biodegradable thermoplastics from municipal sludge by a two-stage bioprocess

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Lee, Samuel ^a   Yu, Jian ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

anaerobic sludge digestion; biodegradable plastics; municipal sludge; polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ALKALIGENES EUTROPHUS; BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; TWO STAGE BIOPROCESS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

THERMOPLASTICS;

PLASTIC;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; PH; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALCALIGENES; ALKALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0031106451     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(96)01157-3     Document Type: Article

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