Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using wastewater as carbon source and activated sludge as microorganisms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Yan, S ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a   Surampalli, R Y ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioplastics; Industrial wastewater; Municipal wastewater; PHA; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOPLASTICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA);

CARBON; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; MICROORGANISMS; PRODUCTION; WASTE PAPER; WASTEWATER;

PLASTICS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; GLUCOSE; PLASTIC; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

CARBON; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; MICROORGANISMS; PLASTICS; PRODUCTION; WASTE PAPER; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROORGANISM; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACETATES; ALKANES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GLUCOSE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33744472471     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.193     Document Type: Article

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