Microbial transformation of biomacromolecules in a membrane bioreactor: Implications for membrane fouling investigation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Zhou, Zhongbo ^a   Meng, Fangang ^a   Chae, So Ryong ^b   Huang, Guocheng ^a   Fu, Wenjie ^a   Jia, Xiaoshan ^a   Li, Shiyu ^a   Chen, Guang Hao ^a,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMACROMOLECULE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HUMIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE SURFACE FOULANTS; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCT;

EID: 84864989274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042270     Document Type: Article

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