Molecular weight distribution of hydrolysis products during the biodegradation of model macromolecules in suspended and biofilm cultures. II. Dextran and dextrin

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2137-2145

  Confer, David R ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Carbohydrates; Hydrolysis; Macromolecules; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; MACROMOLECULES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYSACCHARIDES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEXTRAN; DEXTRIN; FIXED FILM REACTORS;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CARBOHYDRATE; DEXTRAN; DEXTRIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031239028     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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