Methanethiol degradation in anaerobic bioreactors at elevated pH (≥8): Reactor performance and microbial community analysis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 8967-8973

  van Leerdam, Robin C ^a   de Bok, Frank A M ^b   Bonilla Salinas, Monica ^a   van Doesburg, Wim ^a   Lomans, Bart P ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a   Janssen, Albert J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DGGE; High pH; Methanethiol; Methanogenic archaea; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; SODIUM;

ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; DGGE; HIGH PH; METHANETHIOL; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED (UASB) REACTOR;

SULFATE MINERALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; DNA; METHABENZTHIAZURON; METHANETHIOL; METHANOL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; RNA 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFIDE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; DOMINANCE; LOADING; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RETENTION; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DNA EXTRACTION; ESTUARINE SPECIES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES;

ARCHAEA; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOLOBUS TAYLORII; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 50349100898     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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