Optimization of compatible mixed cultures for liquid state bioconversion of municipal wastewater sludge

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 113-126

  Zahangir Alam, M D ^a   Fakhru'l Razi, A ^a   Abd Aziz, Suraini ^b   Molla, Abul H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioconversion; Compatible mixed culture; Filamentous fungi; Filterability dewaterability; Municipal wastewater sludge; Penicillium corylophilum

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; FILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

MICROBIAL MIXED CULTURE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

DEWATERING; FUNGUS; OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PH; PHANEROCHAETE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CORYLOPHILUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0141506005     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025686113945     Document Type: Article

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