Conversion and toxicity characteristics of formaldehyde in acetoclastic methanogenic sludge

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 314-322

  Gonzalez Gil, G ^a,c   Kleerebezem, R ^b   Lettinga, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetoclastic; Anaerobic; Formaldehyde; Methanogenic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECAY (ORGANIC); ENZYMES; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; TOXICITY;

ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENIC SLUDGE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ENZYME; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENATURATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; METHANOGENESIS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACIDS; METHANE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0037026231     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10294     Document Type: Article

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