Effect of chemical uncoupler on the observed growth yield in batch culture of activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2025-2030

  Liu, Yu ^a  

^a BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Batch culture; Chemical uncoupler; Energy spilling; Growth yield

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BATCH CULTURE; CHEMICAL UNCOUPLER; ENERGY SPILLING; GROWTH YIELD;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

HEAVY METAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; ENERGY; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033954492     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00386-3     Document Type: Article

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