Ultrasonic-pretreated waste activated sludge hydrolysis and volatile fatty acid accumulation under alkaline conditions: Effect of temperature

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 27-31

  Zhuo, Guihua ^a   Yan, Yuanyuan ^a,c   Tan, Xuejun ^b   Dai, Xiaohu ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DESIGN INSTITUTE GROUP CO   (China)

^c Research and Service Center for Environmental Protection Industry in Yancheng   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline adjustment; Temperature; Ultrasonic pretreatment; Volatile fatty acid (VFA); Waste activated sludge (WAS)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ADJUSTMENT; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ARCHAEA; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; KEY ENZYMES; MECHANISM INVESTIGATION; ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID (VFA); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE (WAS); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

CARBOHYDRATES; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; TEMPERATURE;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND;

FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; SEWAGE; SONICATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859499366     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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