Production of polyhydroxybutyrate by activated sludge performing enhanced biological phosphorus removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1049-1053

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   Wu, Guangxue ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradable plastics; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Polyhydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC CONDITION; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; DRY BIOMASS; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PHB ACCUMULATION; PHB PRODUCTION; PHOSPHORUS RELEASE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYPHOSPHATES; SIDE STREAMS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; HYDRAULICS; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

PHOSPHORUS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 71149094480     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.107     Document Type: Article

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