Synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates in municipal wastewater treatment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2396-2403

  Coats, Erik R ^a   Loge, Frank J ^b   Wolcott, Michael P ^c   Englund, Karl ^d   McDonald, Armando G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Municipal wastewater treatment; Natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Polyhydroxyvalerate; Primary solids fermenter liquor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CARBON; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FERMENTERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FOSSIL FUELS; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; RECLAMATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOPLASTICS;

MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYHYDROXYVALERATE; PRIMARY SOLIDS FERMENTER LIQUOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; METHANOL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYESTER;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; POLYMER; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BATCH REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SLUDGE; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 38749103530     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X183907     Document Type: Article

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