Rapid formation of hydrogen-producing granules in an anaerobic continuous stirred tank reactor induced by acid incubation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1040-1050

  Zhang, Zhen Peng ^a,b   Show, Kuan Yeow ^a,e   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a,b   Liang, David Tee ^b   Lee, Duu Jong ^c   Jiang, Wen Ju ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acid incubation; Continuous stirred tank reactor; Extracellular polymers; Hydrogen producing granule; Hydrophobicity; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIMES (HRT); INCUBATION; TANK REACTORS;

CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ZETA POTENTIAL;

MICROORGANISMS;

HYDROGEN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION TIME; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 34247472601     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21243     Document Type: Article

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