Ca2+ augmentation for enhancement of aerobically grown microbial granules in sludge blanket reactors

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-99

  Jiang, He Long ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Tay, Stephen Tiong Lee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Calcium augmentation; Extracellular polymers; Granules

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; SEWAGE;

EID: 0037272706     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021967914544     Document Type: Article

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