Changes in process performance and microbial characteristics of retained sludge during low-temperature operation of an EGSB reactor

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1650-1656

  Yoochatchaval, Wilasinee ^a,b   Tsushima, Ikuo ^b   Ohashi, Akiyoshi ^c   Harada, Hideki ^d   Yamaguchi, Takashi ^a   Araki, Nobuo ^e   Syutsubo, Kazuaki ^b  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NAGAOKA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGSB; Low temperature; Low strength wastewater; Methane fermentation; Methanospirillum; Microbial structure

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; FATTY ACIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; POPULATION STATISTICS; REMOVAL; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EGSB; LOW TEMPERATURE; LOW-STRENGTH WASTEWATER; METHANE FERMENTATION; METHANOSPIRILLUM; MICROBIAL STRUCTURE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

HYDROGEN; SUCROSE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROVIBRIO; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; LACTOCOCCUS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSPIRILLUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION SIZE; REACTOR; SLUDGE; SYNTROPHOBACTER FUMAROXIDANS; WASTE WATER;

COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; METHANOSPIRILLUM; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE;

ANAEROVIBRIO; LACTOCOCCUS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSPIRILLUM; SYNTROPHOBACTER FUMAROXIDANS;

EID: 55749110570     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802329984     Document Type: Article

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