Effects of colloidal organic matter on nitrification and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in biofilms

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1333-1339

  Li, Jiuyi ^a   Luan, Zhaokun ^a   Zhu, Baoxia ^a,b   Gong, Xiaoyan ^a   Dangcong, Peng ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Colloidal organic matter; Extracellular polymeric substance; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; COLLOIDS; HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AMMONIA; CARBON; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; STARCH;

BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLOID; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER;

AERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACT; HYDROLYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULE; MORPHOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SOLUBILITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0036897878     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.723     Document Type: Article

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