Accumulation of biopolymers in activated sludge biomass

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 77-79, Issue , 1999, Pages 389-399

  Chua, Hong ^a   Yu, Peter H F ^b   Ma, Chee K ^a  

^a Dept of Civ/Struct Eng ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Butyric valeric acid ratio; Carbon nitrogen ratio; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate co 3 hydroxyvalerate); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; VALERIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032995886     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1604-9_36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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