Role of syntrophic microbial communities in high-rate methanogenic bioreactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 352-362

  Stams, Alfons J M ^a,b   Sousa, Diana Z ^b   Kleerebezem, Robbert ^c   Plugge, Caroline M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; Granulation; Methanogenesis; Syntrophic communities; UASB reactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC PURIFICATION; ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; DEGRADING BACTERIA; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HIGH RATE; HIGH STRENGTH; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; METHANOGENIC BIOREACTORS; METHANOGENIC REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; UASB REACTOR;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; GRANULATION; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METHANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

FATTY ACID; FRESH WATER; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OPTIMIZATION; PROKARYOTE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; METHANE; SEWAGE;

EID: 84863448316     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.192     Document Type: Article

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