Formation of extracellular polymeric substances from acidogenic sludge in H2-producing process

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 208-214

  Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Hydrogen production; Sludge; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; POLYMERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACIDOGENESIS; ACIDOGENIC SLUDGE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBOHYDRATE; FERMENTATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SLUDGE; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33846631783     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0634-9     Document Type: Article

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