Electron donor effect on nitrate reduction pathway and kinetics in a mixed methanogenic culture

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 756-763

  Tugtas, A Evren ^a   Pavlostathis, Spyros G ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; DNRA; Electron donor; Inhibition; Methanogenesis; Monod kinetics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRON BEAMS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GLUCOSE;

ELECTRON DONOR; METHANOGENESIS; MONOD KINETICS;

NITRATES;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEXTRIN; GLUCOSE; NITRATE; PEPTONE; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; KINETICS; MESOPHILE; METHANOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; KINETICS; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 35648964806     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21487     Document Type: Article

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