Kinetics and fundamental mechanisms of protein removal by activated sludge: Hydrolysis of peptone to amino acids is the rate-determining step

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9 -9 pt 7, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Ubukata, Yuu ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; First order reaction kinetics; Hydrolysis of protein (peptone); Oxygen uptake rate; Rate determining step; Removal of substrate (peptone or a mixture of free amino acids)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HYDROLYSIS; KETONES; OXYGENATORS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS;

PEPTONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMINO ACID; PEPTONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PROTEIN; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0031787876     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00685-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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