Bismuth dimercaptopropanol (BisBAL) inhibits formation of multispecies wastewater flocs

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1426-1437

  Badireddy, A R ^a   Chellam, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofilms; Bismuth; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocs; FTIR; XPS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BISMUTH; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; FLOC; FLOC FORMATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL FLOC; MULTI-SPECIES; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BISMUTH 2,3 DIMERCAPTO 1 PROPANOL; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH DIMERCAPTOPROPANOL; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANTIFOULING AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; BISMUTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOCCULATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GLUCOSE; HOMOLOGY; INHIBITOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PESTICIDE; POLYMER; PROTEIN; WASTE FACILITY; WASTEWATER; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79955903146     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05002.x     Document Type: Article

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