Chlorinated-solvent-free gas chromatographic analysis of biomass containing polyhydroxyalkanoates

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2517-2526

  Werker, Alan ^a   Lind, Petter ^a   Bengtsson, Simon ^a   Nordström, Frida ^a  

^a AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Crotonic acid; Glycogen; Levulinic acid; Microbial fatty acids; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CROTONIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; LEVULINIC ACID; MICROBIAL FATTY ACIDS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

2 HYDROXYHEXANOIC ACID; 2 HYDROXYPENTANOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; BUTANOL; CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCOGEN; HEXANE; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEVULINIC ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; SOLVENT; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALCOHOLYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

EID: 43049132096     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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