Characterizing the biochemical activity of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems: A comparison with metabolic models

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-179

  Pijuan, M ^a   Oehmen, A ^b   Baeza, J A ^c   Casas, C ^c   Yuan, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Full scale sludge; Metabolic models; Polyphosphate accumulating organisms; Reducing power; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; FULL-SCALE SLUDGE; METABOLIC MODELS; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; REDUCING POWER; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOACTIVITY;

GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLY BETA HYDROXYVALERATE; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROPIONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; SLUDGE; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE;

EID: 37549054722     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21502     Document Type: Article

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