Biosolids accumulation and biodegradation of domestic wastewater treatment plant sludge by developed liquid state bioconversion process using a batch fermenter

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 3569-3578

  Alam, Md Zahangir ^a,b   Fakhru'l Razi, A ^a   Molla, Abul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biodegradation; Biosolids accumulation; Domestic wastewater treatment plant (DWTP) sludge; Liquid state bioconversion; Penicillium corylophilum

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; FILTRATION; PH; PROTEINS; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

MICROBIAL TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SUGAR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BATCH FERMENTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BIOSOLID; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOMESTIC WASTE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INOCULATION; LIQUID; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CORYLOPHILUM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; SUPERNATANT; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CORYLOPHILUM;

EID: 0038689070     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00260-4     Document Type: Article

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