Sewage sludge as a renewable resource for citric acid production: Optimization of supplementary nutrients

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2163-2170

  Hanapi, Nur Hanis Mohamad ^a   Alam, Md Zhangair ^a   Karim, Mohd Ismail Abd ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Bioconversion; Central composite design; Media screening; Plackett burman

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955678777     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.2163.2170     Document Type: Article

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