Influence of selected operating parameters on fungal biomass production in corn-ethanol wastewater

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1106-1114

  Jasti, Nagapadma ^a   Rasmussen, Mary L ^a   Khanal, Samir K ^b   Pometto, Anthony L ^c   Van Leeuwen, J Hans ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeration; Biofilm; Biological treatment; Biomass; Parameters; pH; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AERATION RATE; AIR VOLUMES; ANIMAL FEED; ATTACHED GROWTH; BACTERIAL COMPETITION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL POPULATION; BIOFILM REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS YIELD; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; COD REMOVAL; CORN-ETHANOL; DRY MASS BASIS; ETHANOL PLANTS; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL BIOMASS PRODUCTION; FUNGAL GROWTH; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; OPERATING PARAMETERS; ORGANIC REMOVAL; PARAMETERS; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS; SUPPORT MEDIA; TOTAL BIOMASS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER COMPOSITION; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WET MILLING; WORKING VOLUME;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; METAL DRAWING; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ECOLOGY;

AERATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRY MATTER; FUNGUS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PH; RETENTION; SUSPENDED LOAD; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350170712     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000099     Document Type: Article

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