Synthesis and degradation of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2106-2110

  Nogueira, Regina ^a   Alves, Cláudia ^a   Matos, Maria ^a   Brito, António G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Nitrogen removal; Poly hydroxybutyrate (PHB); Sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR)

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTHS; BIOMASS GROWTHS; HETEROTROPHS; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR (SBBR); SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOFILTERS;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ACETATE; AMMONIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; HETEROTROPH; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

ACETATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; KINETICS; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYESTERS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58149203988     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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