Use of metabolic inhibitors and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to study poly-β-hydroxyalkanoates metabolism involving cryptic nutrients in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1507-1514

  Louie, Tai Man ^a   Mah, Terry J ^a   Oldham, William ^a   Ramey, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

EBPR; GC MS; Glyoxylate pathway; Hydroxybutyrate; Hydroxyvalerate; PHA; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; TCA cycle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CARBON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS; CRYPTIC NUTRIENTS; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; HYDROXYVALERATE; METABOLIC INHIBITORS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ALKANOIC ACID; CARBON; CITRIC ACID; FLUOROACETIC ACID; GLYOXYLIC ACID; MALONIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; SUCCINIC ACID; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MODEL; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034174513     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00302-4     Document Type: Article

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